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More than 75,000 refugees from Afghanistan fled to the U.S. after the country fell into Taliban control in 2021. NPR checked in with two, a teenager and father, after a first meeting them a year ago.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Rachel Kushner about her new spy novel, "Creation Lake."

Former Israeli hostage Luis Har speaks to NPR about how he endured 129 days of captivity in Gaza. He was freed in February by an Israeli special forces raid.

Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.

The Gaza war has created a crisis for Egypt, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees huddled against its border, facing a looming assault from Israeli forces.

A memorial exhibit for those killed and taken hostage at the Nova Music Festival in Israel on Oct. 7 has opened in Southern California. Synagogues are taking groups to the installation.

For people living in the Gaza Strip, connecting with the outside world during the war has been incredibly difficult. One telecom company struggles to keep families in touch.

Hamas says its top leader was killed in Iran. Presidential campaigns swing through the South. Arizona choses Kari Lake as the GOP nominee for Senate race that could determine chamber's control.

The relationship between the White House and Arab Americans and Muslims is fraught because of President Biden's support for Israel's war in Gaza,

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Mustafa Barghouti of the Palestinian National Initiative about the resignation of the Palestinian Authority's prime minister and his government.

Officials have not yet released the names of the 14 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories.

Known as "Lady Louie," Ketchens has been a fixture of the French Quarter for nearly four decades. We talk about her classical training and her career as a street performer, and she'll play some music.