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China has bolstered economic ties with countries around the world through its "Belt and Road" program. NPR's Scott Simon asks the European University Institute's Giulio Pugliese about it.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to David Kramer of the George W. Bush Institute about an unprecedented statement in support of American democracy issued by the foundations of many former U.S. presidents.

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled violence in Sudan to enter neighboring Chad. Food and supplies for refugees are running low.

For Mumbai's Koli people, the full moon marks the traditional end of the monsoon rains and a chance to return to the sea. Climate change is threatening their way of life.

Well known by rock climbers, Devil's Thumb stands about 9,000 feet high over the Gulf of Alaska. One man has spent much of his life trying to reach its summit.

A competitive culinary team at a Connecticut high school starts the year with big dreams for a national championship.

Much of Hollywood has been brought to a standstill by strikes. NPR's Scott Simon talks with boom operator Bryan Mendoza and location scout Doug Dresser.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Neil Halstead of Slowdive about the band's new album, "everything is alive."

Author Ghassan Zeineddine's new collection of short stories, Dearborn, takes a tenderhearted look at interconnected characters in the largest Arab American community in the country

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the weekend in U.S. Open tennis and the start of a new NFL season.