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Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says President Trump is a threat to the constitution, The Atlantic reports. Others have also spoken out about the White House's handling of nationwide unrest.

When President Biden and China's president talk, the White House wants to discuss U.S. concern over human rights, trade and Taiwan — plus how they can cooperate including on climate.

Danny Fenster was sentenced last week to 11 years in jail. The announcement of his release came from ex-U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson, who had gone to Myanmar to negotiate his release.

Companies with at least 100 employees must ensure their workers get a COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing. Some 17 million health care workers face a vaccine mandate with no testing option.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Daryle Williams, an associate history professor at the University of Maryland, about the Enslaved.org initiative aimed at documenting the lives of enslaved people.

A film directed by and starring George Clooney, The Midnight Sky, tells the story of an Arctic scientist trying to warn returning astronauts of a global catastrophe that struck while they were away.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to expel 10 Western ambassadors, including the U.S., because they have criticized the detention of civil society advocate Osman Kavala.

New York City taxi drivers are now in the second week of a hunger strike outside City Hall in Manhattan. They're demanding debt relief for thousands of drivers who are facing financial ruin.

When 91-year-old Ezell Holley checked in a budget motel due to Texas' storms, he made the most of it — calling it the "Waldorf Astoria." The real hotel in Rome invited Holley to stay at their venue.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League as a response to segregation in major league baseball.