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The U.S. has a checkered history in Haiti. It's worth a review as the Biden administration deals with a request from Haiti for U.S. troops following the president's assassination.

In Georgia, a defense attorney in the trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery apologized on Friday. It follows controversial statements he made about the presence of black pastors in the courtroom.

Former President Trump cut his NPR interview off abruptly when pressed about his election lies. Trump revealed a clear rift some Republican senators who have confirmed the truth that Biden won.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Lesley Blume about the struggle of the survivors of the Trinity nuclear test in 1945 — one locals didn't know was coming and caused serious health issues.

Pharoahe Monch's fed-up rock band performs four songs for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

Mexico's Supreme Court has taken steps to decriminalize the recreational use of marijuana. Adults will be able to apply for permits to grow cannabis for personal use.

Government departments are scrambling to figure out how to spend the $1 trillion in the infrastructure package. Some will go to existing grant programs, while others need to be created from scratch.

The pair of Soviet-born business contacts was indicted in connection with alleged campaign finance violations. They had a status conference in their case on Monday in New York City.

The U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, admitted its first inmates 20 years ago Tuesday. The debate over what to do with the last prisoners, most of whom have never been charged, continues.

All Things Considered listener Joel Abrams shares how a story about Haitian farmworkers has stuck with him since it aired on the show in 1991.

The Food and Drug Administration has granted Emergency Use Authorization to a second COVID-19 antiviral therapy. This one comes from drug maker Merck.

The author of the beloved children's book reunited with its illustrator for the more recent The Odious Ogre. Juster was also an architect and he died due to complications from a recent stroke.