The Latest World Photos from Iran and across the Middle East as the war enters Week 2 More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region. NPR Staff Arts & Life 'American Classic' is a hidden gem that gets even better as it goes In this charming TV series, Kevin Kline plays a Shakespearean actor who retreats to his small hometown after a crisis, and gets engaged in an effort to save the local theater. David Bianculli Arts & Life 'My family is enough': Jamilah Lemieux on being a 'Black. Single. Mother.' As a culture critic, Lemieux has spent years pushing back against the stereotypes and stigma that follow single mothers. Her new book blends her own memoir with the stories of 21 other Black women. Tonya Mosley Sports Double Dutch is making a comeback The tricky style of jump rope has been kept alive in the Black community. Iraqi Kurds rush to quash reports of Kurds leading uprising in Iran Kurdistan’s deputy prime minister tells NPR that Kurdish forces will not enter Iran or join the war, insisting “this is not our war” despite pressure from Washington and regional tensions. Health A dose of psilocybin helps smokers quit in new study The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking. Will Stone WA has already doubled its measles cases from 2025 Measles cases are on the rise. Washington state has had 26 confirmed cases this year. That’s more than double all of the cases in 2025.To find out what’s happening we’re joined by Dr. Helen Chu, infectious disease specialist with UW Medicine. Paige Browning Politics 'Pro-worker AI,' streaming fatalities, and other fascinating new economic studies From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies. Greg Rosalsky Health Under financial strain, primary care doctors unite Under increasing financial stress, primary care practices across the U.S. are banding together in larger groups to negotiate more lucrative insurance contracts — and keep their clinical independence. Karen Brown World The Pentagon says this will be 'our most intense day of strikes inside Iran' In a phone call with CBS News Monday, Trump said "the war is very complete." But at a separate event with Republican lawmakers, he said the U.S. still needed to achieve "ultimate victory." NPR Staff Prev 146 of 1642 Next Sponsored
World Photos from Iran and across the Middle East as the war enters Week 2 More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region. NPR Staff
Arts & Life 'American Classic' is a hidden gem that gets even better as it goes In this charming TV series, Kevin Kline plays a Shakespearean actor who retreats to his small hometown after a crisis, and gets engaged in an effort to save the local theater. David Bianculli
Arts & Life 'My family is enough': Jamilah Lemieux on being a 'Black. Single. Mother.' As a culture critic, Lemieux has spent years pushing back against the stereotypes and stigma that follow single mothers. Her new book blends her own memoir with the stories of 21 other Black women. Tonya Mosley
Sports Double Dutch is making a comeback The tricky style of jump rope has been kept alive in the Black community.
Iraqi Kurds rush to quash reports of Kurds leading uprising in Iran Kurdistan’s deputy prime minister tells NPR that Kurdish forces will not enter Iran or join the war, insisting “this is not our war” despite pressure from Washington and regional tensions.
Health A dose of psilocybin helps smokers quit in new study The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking. Will Stone
WA has already doubled its measles cases from 2025 Measles cases are on the rise. Washington state has had 26 confirmed cases this year. That’s more than double all of the cases in 2025.To find out what’s happening we’re joined by Dr. Helen Chu, infectious disease specialist with UW Medicine. Paige Browning
Politics 'Pro-worker AI,' streaming fatalities, and other fascinating new economic studies From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies. Greg Rosalsky
Health Under financial strain, primary care doctors unite Under increasing financial stress, primary care practices across the U.S. are banding together in larger groups to negotiate more lucrative insurance contracts — and keep their clinical independence. Karen Brown
World The Pentagon says this will be 'our most intense day of strikes inside Iran' In a phone call with CBS News Monday, Trump said "the war is very complete." But at a separate event with Republican lawmakers, he said the U.S. still needed to achieve "ultimate victory." NPR Staff