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Thousands of protestors were arrested this week as some schools called in police to clear pro-Palestinian encampments. Others have been able to reach agreements with students to clear out voluntarily.

In a remarkable press conference given the day after her release, Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, described how Hamas descended on her kibbutz near Gaza, tied her up, threw her over a motorcycle and beat her.

While Night 3 of the DNC was capped with Tim Walz accepting the vice presidential nomination, there were a few other twists along the way — from Oprah to Stevie Wonder and more Republicans.

Thousands flee Israeli strikes in south Lebanon as fighting intensifies. VP Harris makes multiple stops in the swing state of Wisconsin. California sues ExxonMobil for misleading recycling claims.

Bay Area poet and essayist A.A. Vincent reads from their first book of poetry "Person, Perceived Girl."

In addition to casting ballots for the presidential nominees, voters in Pennsylvania picked candidates for state races and the U.S. House and Senate.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new collection of three essays, "The Message." It is Coates' return to nonfiction after nearly a decade.

President Biden has visited Tel Aviv on Wednesday and met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday visits Israel.

President Biden says he could hold back more weapons if Israel launches a full assault on Rafah, details from the criminal trial of former President Trump, and we have to talk about the brain worm.

Blinken will make his third trip to the region since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. Before that he'll be at NATO headquarters in Brussels to reaffirm support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author and cartoonist Ken Krimstein about his new graphic novel, "Einstein in Kafkaland." It visualizes the time Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka lived in Prague and met.

Israel and Hamas prepare for fourth hostage and prisoner release; diplomatic efforts to extend truce continue.