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Abu Zabaydah was the first detainee who was subjected to what the CIA called "enhanced interrogation techniques" including sleep deprivation, being kept naked in a cold room and waterboarding.

In a new book, Feet on Street: Rambles around New Orleans, humorist Roy Blount, Jr. celebrates the corners and characters of the city. Blount takes Debbie Elliott for a stroll through the French Quarter.

The White House has reacted somberly to the Supreme Court ruling that has overturned Roe v. Wade. President Biden said there's little he can do on his own to change the situation.

Hanna Hopko, a pro-democracy activist from Ukraine, traveled to Washington, D.C., to try and convince lawmakers to send Ukraine more aid. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly spoke with her to see if it's working.

NPR's Miles Parks speaks with TV writer Claudia Forestieri about the new comedy that's loosely based on her life, The Gordita Chronicles.

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Afoma Umesi, who blogs about middle grade reading, about what new books may keep kids reading this summer.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address that Russia is targeting all of Europe with its aggression, and defending Ukraine is essential for the security of all democracies.

U.S. combat veteran Bryan Stern runs a nonprofit called Project Dynamo that extracts people from hostile places. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the organization has rescued more than 400 people.

Knitting superstar Debbie Stoller tells Liane Hansen about her latest stitch-by-stitch instruction book, The Happy Hooker. This time, Stoller takes on the art of crocheting.

Once a thriving river port, the southern Iraqi city of Basra fell on hard times during the eight-year Iran-Iraq war and years of U.N. sanctions. Three years after the U.S. invasion, the city is still mired in poverty, and daily life in this once cosmopolitian city is being transformed by the growing power of conservative Islamist parties.