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President Trump set out his national security strategy Monday, stressing strong defense, homeland protection and economic prosperity. It could help guide decisions on defense spending and trade talks.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with James Neff about his new book Vendetta: Bobby Kennedy versus Jimmy Hoffa.

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Dan Kaufman of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency about a sophisticated Internet search engine developed to help police track down human traffickers.

Special coverage of Hillary Clinton's concession speech, with NPR hosts and reporters. Clinton took the stage Wednesday to make her first public statements after losing the presidency to Donald Trump.

Egypt's international allies have noticed signs that old agreements may no longer hold. While nothing is certain, Egypt's stance toward Israel and the Palestinians seems likely to shift most dramatically. There are indications "it won't be an easy ride for Israel anymore," an analyst says.

A United Nations panel has released a report from scientists who are getting a much better understanding of the effects of climate change.

Author Roy Peter Clark recommends three books that are hardly the work of your average agony aunt: a WWII-era cookbook, an zoological sex guide and a compilation of 60 years of no-nonsense advice.

Sultan Qaboos has dominated Oman for 44 years and managed to maintain good relations with everyone from the U.S. to Iran. But now he's ailing and it's not clear who would succeed him.

American Jewish college student Amelia Wolf spent Hanukkah last year in Ramallah. As the holiday approached, she was lonely — until her Palestinian hosts got wind of how she was feeling.

Just hours after Freddie Gray's funeral, hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets, burning police cars, looting stores and facing off with police. The mayor instituted a curfew.

A surge of new cases in West Africa's Ebola virus outbreak has health officials worried that the epidemic is getting worse. Sierra Leone, for one, has declared a state of emergency, sending in troops to quarantine some of the hardest hit communities.

All week, All Things Considered is offering Highly Specific Superlatives in honor of the year that was. On Tuesday, we look at the weirdest leap forward in brain science. Researchers can now grow mini brains in a petri dish and then experiment on them.