Scott Simon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he remains focused on eliminating Hamas and has ordered plans to be drawn up to evacuate Rafah in order to target militants there.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mandy Patinkin, Kathryn Grody and Gideon Grody-Patinkin about the family stage "performance" in which Gideon talks with his performer parents about their lives.

NPR's Scott Simon asks writer Calvin Trillin about his new collection of reporting on reporters. It's called "The Lede: Dispatches from a Life in the Press."

A fox's spirit, able to take the form of a woman, hunts for the man who killed her daughter in Yangsze Choo's new novel. Choo talks with NPR's Scott Simon about "The Fox Wife."

A special counsel questioned Pres. Biden's mental acuity while saying he should not be indicted concerning his handling of classified documents. Meanwhile former Pres. Trump faces criminal charges.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to the German film director Wim Wenders about his new, Oscar-nominated film. "Perfect Days" is a story about a cultured Japanese toilet cleaner in Tokyo.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Prof. Dawn Murphy of the National War College about China's economic influence in the Middle East and how the U.S. hopes to manage it.

In Takoma Park, Md., an old phone box has been transformed into an art piece that visitors can use to dial up birdsong.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the NFL's embrace of gambling, a stolen Jackie Robinson statue, the NHL allowing hockey players back in the Olympics, and the NHL all-star game.

The Texas National Guard has taken over a city park that was a popular migrant crossing point and blocked federal border agents from operating there.

The U.S. says it has struck more than 85 targets at seven facilities used by Iran or Iran-allied groups in Iraq and Syria.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with C. L. Miller about her debut mystery set in the English countryside. Its title is "The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder."

The International Court of Justice stopped short of ordering a cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza war as part of the genocide case South Africa has brought against Israel.

In a new graphic memoir, "Zodiac," artist and activist Ai Weiwei uses the animals of the Chinese zodiac to tell his life story.

Former President Trump owes former columnist E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her. Meanwhile he wants to scuttle a Senate deal on tightening restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border.

NPR's Scott Simon asks mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade about her career and commitment to arts education. She has been inducted into the Opera Hall of Fame.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Leo Vardiashvili about "Hard by a Great Forest," his novel about fleeing civil war in post-Soviet Georgia and returning to track down loved ones.

The Biden campaign wants to shore up support by Black voters, starting in the marquee state of South Carolina, where Biden travels Saturday.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Callum Turner about playing a World War Two aviator in the new Apple TV+ series "Masters of the Air."

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant preview the NFL conference championship and an Australian Open final without Novak Djokovic.