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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting this week separately with President Biden and Vice President Harris. Wednesday afternoon, he addressed a joint meeting of Congress.

Jerry West is the player whose silhouette is depicted in the NBA's logo -- although the league has never officially confirmed that.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Brian Rosenberg, who spent 17 years as president of Macalester College in Minnesota, about the difficulties of being a college president, especially during protests.

This year, Taiwan's young men face a new, extended one year military conscription. Those concerned about the island's security against China say the conscription isn't enough.

Taiwan has endured colonial forces over centuries. The island's indigenous people have borne the brunt of this violent history. Members of one tribe tells us what it means to them to be Taiwanese.

Today, we learn that the majority of people in the Black Panther Party are women, and they’re finally getting more recognition for their contribution to the movement. Then, we revisit a story about a mural in West Oakland that also pays tribute to women members of the Party. And, we hear a reading from a Santa Rosa-born and raised author on what it means to be connected to one’s home.

The legendary nightclub singer died Saturday in her hometown of Havana, according to a statement on social media from Cuba's Ministry of Culture.

Jairo Isaiah Chavez was born in 1995 and raised in Soledad, California. He is passionate about helping people who face the obstacles that come from a dysfunctional upbringing and a broken community. Chavez aspires to become a youth counselor. Since 2018 he has been on a journey of personal growth. He strives to gain insight so as to better himself and in turn help better others. Chavez believes that the same way to gain positive change is by education, self-enlightenment, and decisive action.

President Biden had paused his campaign after former President Trump was injured -- saying it was time for the country to cool down the rhetoric. Biden will resume campaigning in Nevada.

Maryland is poised to become the first state on the East Coast to enact safety protections for people working in the heat. It could be a model for a federal standard.

Hurricane Milton is expected to be historic when it makes landfall. Attorneys general sue TikTok -- saying it places profit over children's mental health. The EPA mandates replacement of lead pipes.

The U.K. Parliament has approved Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's controversial plans to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda, regardless of where they're from originally.