Michel Martin

Iran accuses Israel of deadly attack on its consulate in Syria. Florida Supreme Court orders 6-week abortion ban to take effect May 1. Google to delete search data of millions who used incognito mode.

Tehran says Israel is responsible and reserves the right to retaliate — putting the region are on high alert for what might come next.

Democrats are trying to win over Republican voters reluctant to vote for former President Donald Trump in 2024. Conservative writer Bill Kristol joins the program to see if the effort will resonate.

When Google launched Gmail 20 years ago today, many thought it was an April Fools' Day prank — 1 GB of storage was a lot then! But the email platform is no joke with well over a billion users today.

Though we don't do it anymore, NPR has a long history of inserting April Fools' stories into its programming on April 1. Something about "fake news" made it not such a fun idea anymore.

In the NCAA men's college basketball championship, UConn, Alabama, North Carolina State and Purdue advanced to the Final Four. The women's tournament continues tonight to round out the Final Four.

As ceasefire negotiations resume in Cairo, we ask Middle East expert Aaron David Miller whether Arab states could play a larger role in future administration of Gaza? More importantly, should they?

We take a look at the history of Easter Monday at the Smithsonian National Zoo and how it became a tradition for Black families in Washington, D.C.

International Court of Justice orders Israel to allow more aid into Gaza. California's minimum wage for fast-food workers increases to $20 an hour. Teams advance in in NCAA basketball championship.

Donald Trump could make billions of dollars if his company Truth Social is able to pull off a plan to go public. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp. will vote Friday on whether to merge.

Secretary of State Blinken is in Israel on Friday. Truth Social seeks to merge with a little known public company. Some other GOP-led states are taking a note from Texas when it comes to immigration.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel after stops in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The war in Gaza is in its sixth month, and this is his sixth stop in the region since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

EPA finalizes strict new limits on tailpipe emissions. Alabama's governor signs ban on DEI funds that restricts divisive concepts in schools. Reddit premieres on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.

Hours after a Supreme Court ruling in Texas' favor, a federal appeals court has again blocked a new law allowing the state to arrest and deport migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally.

The sentencing phase has begun for the six former officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men. Two ex-officers were sentenced Tuesday and the four others will be sentenced this week.

Controversial Texas border law is on hold again. Sentencings begins for six ex-Miss. officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men. Trump-endorsed Senate candidate wins Ohio's GOP primary.

Famine may already be sweeping through northern Gaza. A report finds standard pregnancy care is dangerously disrupted in Louisiana. Five states hold their presidential primaries Tuesday.

During a campaign event in Ohio over the weekend, Trump warns of a "bloodbath" if he loses in November, and said some migrants are "not people."

Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador, has officially suspended her presidential bid.

Michel Martin asks 2012 Obama campaign manager Jim Messina about the Democratic Party's 2024 approach and parallels with Mitt Romney's challenge to former President Barack Obama's reelection bid.