Blog Verité

NPR’s Scott Simon talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor, and war studies expert, Phillips O’Brien, about Ukraine. There’s a stalemate on two fronts, the battlefield and funding.

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Heather Barr, Associate Director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, about a report showing how the Taliban takeover affected education in Afghanistan.

We look at the outrage caused by the released images of Palestinian men detained by Israeli soldiers and stripped down to their underwear. The men are not proven to be Hamas fighters.

By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arevalo on Friday forcefully rejected a legal maneuver from prosecutors to invalidate his election triumph, calling the effort an “attempted coup.” Ever since anti-corruption crusader Arevalo did better than expected in

Harvard president apologizes for her disastrous testimony at antisemitism hearing: ‘Words matter’  CNN Why UPenn President Liz Magill is facing more pressure than other university presidents over antisemitism  CNN Congressional letter demands presidents of Harvard, MIT resign amid testimony  WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Actor Ryan O’Neal, famed for his Oscar-nominated role in the 1970 romance film Love Story, has died aged 82. O’Neal’s son, Patrick, announced the actor’s death in a moving Instagram post. “My dad passed away peacefully today, with his loving

The year now rounding to a close was a good one for movies—for real movies, pictures that didn’t spring from existing IP or court an audience interested only in retreads of things they’d seen and enjoyed before. But then, every

The agreement over the A.I. Act solidifies one of the world’s first comprehensive attempts to limit the use of artificial intelligence.

Dozens of makeshift centers were built and now stand empty. Now authorities want to revive a stagnating economy and attract young workers to cities by turning the structures into affordable housing. (Image credit: Aowen Cao/NPR)

The kids “eatertainment” chain is saying goodbye to its animatronics band. But not all are ready to let go of the fuzzy robot characters of their youth. One stronghold will keep the nostalgia alive. (Image credit: Maggie Shannon for NPR)