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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Middle East envoy Dennis Ross about the visit to Israel by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Trash near Beirut's airport attracts so many seagulls that one proposal would bring in hunters to shoot them down. But stray bullets, from celebratory gunfire, are already a problem at the airport.

The new weight-loss drugs can be life-changing for people facing health conditions worsened by obesity, but price and spotty insurance coverage may keep them out of reach.

The storms that soaked California earlier this month reminded residents that everyone needs an emergency plan. Many horses that evacuated are still couch surfing as their owners look for new stalls.

A Japanese restaurateur celebrates the homely rice ball by turning it into a gourmet treat so enticing that people stand in line for hours just to taste one.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to R&B singer Vedo about his new album "Mood Swings."

Pakistan has a love affair with cheerful red Belarusian tractors, adorned with images of birds and flowers. It's an unlikely link from South Asia to a region mired in crisis.

Bern Krafsig plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

Latin America's migration crisis is one of the most pressing and complex issues facing President Biden - we look at what his administration's new rules mean on both sides of the southern border.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to John Vidale, professor of earth sciences at the University of Southern California, about new research suggesting the rotation of Earth's inner core may be slowing down.