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The recent fighting between Palestinians loyal to Hamas and to Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Party is of intense concern not just to Israel and the United States, but to neighboring countries such as Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller talks with Linda Wertheimer.

The European Union Parliament, some U.S. lawmakers and U.N. human rights experts have long demanded the release of Leila de Lima, who was detained as an opposition senator in February 2017.

The CEO of one of Nigeria's largest banks was killed Friday along with his wife and son when a helicopter they were riding in crashed near Interstate 15 in Southern California's Mojave Desert.

Storms have caused flooding and deaths in the Midwest and South over the past several days. Kentucky was one of the hard-hit areas, and some creeks and rivers are still on the rise.

The isolation units at California's Pelican Bay prison hold more than 1,200 inmates. They live in small, windowless cells, often for years, with virtually no human contact. The system was designed to break up gangs, but some say the problem is worse than ever.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with meteorologist Matthew Cappucci about the challenges of communicating about climate science during the weather report.

By changing its shape 1,000 times per second, the the Large Binocular Telescope cut through atmospheric turbulence and achieved the clearest pictures ever of distant celestial objects.

The state has already sustained fire damage not normally seen until deep into the hot summer months. Fire departments and homeowners are now trying to prepare land and property for what's expected to be a long and destructive summer.