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Kerry became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit Somalia. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud called the visit "a great moment" for his country.

The outcome was rarely in doubt for the 31-year-old Spaniard, who cruised to victory against Stan Wawrinka on Sunday. The French Open win simply adds to Nadal's historic dominance on the clay court.

The Fed created the money after the financial crisis to try to help the economy, but the money could eventually create inflation or cause bubbles. (This piece initially aired on Oct. 23, 2015 on ATC.)

There was cheering when nearly 200 countries reached an historic agreement to stem global warming. But the frantic deal making says something about what it may take to carry the agreement out.

Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh recently ordered the executions of all 47 prisoners on death row. Nine have been killed so far. The news comes decades after the last execution was ordered in that country. Host Michel Martin discusses the political situation in Gambia with Pa Nderry Mbai. He's a Gambian journalist living in exile in North Carolina.

John Walker Lindh was a middle-class kid in Northern California who converted to Islam, traveled the world, and was captured by U.S. authorities in Afghanistan after Sept. 11, allegedly fighting alongside the Taliban. Now, he's suing the government over religious rights at a secret prison facility.

Federal ethics laws were written to cover 20th century wealth, such as stocks and bonds. But President-elect Donald Trump derives much of his fortune from his name. What now?

Looking thin and pale, Gilad Shalit returned to Israel after more than five years in Hamas captivity. The 25-year-old tank crewman was freed in exchange for the release of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Hundreds of those prisoners were freed Tuesday, returning to scenes of jubilation.

The Mexican man says he was one of 17 kidnapped by a cartel and forced to build drug-smuggling tunnels. Now he might be in prison for the rest of his life.

A "dazed ... thin and pale" Gilad Shalit is home in Israel after more than five years as a prisoner of Hamas. Palestinians are celebrating as Israeli authorities begin releasing some of the hundreds of prisoners who are being set free in exchange.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid out his vision of increasing ties with the U.S., and expressed his remorse over Japan's wartime atrocities.

On this week's episode of "Sights + Sounds Picks," award-winning visual artist Anna Sidana gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.