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The U.S. carried out an airstrike on a weapons warehouse in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed militias, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a number of attacks on U.S. troops in the region.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to activist Misti Allison of East Palestine, Ohio, about what's happened in the year since the fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals.

Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down.

A barrage of Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities Monday, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 149, and destroying a large children’s hospital in Kyiv, the state emergency service said.

Kaveh Akbar's Martyr! is very much its own creation, but you might think of it as an Iranian American spin on John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces — wedded to Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch.

The U.S. military struck facilities in Iraq and Yemen operated by Iranian-backed militias that are said to be involved in attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria.

The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season was one of the deadliest and most costly ever. Because of climate change, hurricanes are becoming stronger and posing threats to areas that don't typically see them. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on November 29, 2024.)

Long before the new movie "Wicked" made a sympathetic character of the Wicked Witch of the West, she was played by actress Margaret Hamilton in the classic film, The Wizard of Oz. But it was not easy being green. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on November 28, 2024.)

The book chain Barnes & Noble is staging its biggest expansion in over a decade. (Story originally aired on All Things Considered on March 3, 2023. It's been updated for today's broadcast.)

After two large wildfires swept through areas of Colorado in 2020, there were spots largely spared thanks to beavers. (This story originally aired on ATC on Oct. 16, 2021.)