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Noah talks with Douglas Farah, West Africa correspondent for the Washington Post, who is in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to bring us up to date on politics there. Last month after a presidential election, Ivory Coast's military ruler Robert Guei was forced to flee the country amid protests by supporters of Socialist Laurent Gbagbo. Guei was accused of rigging election results. Gbagbo took over. But next month, Ivory Coast is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections. The country's former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara), who wanted to challenge Gbagbo's victory, has been cleared to run for parliament.

NPR's Kenneth Walker in Abidjan reports calm has returned to Ivory Coast after the new president and his main rival appealed for an end to the violence that has wracked the country for the past three days.

Steve Inskeep talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about the lame-duck session of Congress.

Ivan Watson in Abidjan reports on the continuing tensions in the West African nation of Ivory Coast. Migrant workers from other African states are leaving in large numbers, complaining of discrimination and harassment.

"The Trump Administration is pushing an unrealistic and mean spirited executive order," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted.

NPR's Kenneth Walker in Abidjan reports an opposition candidate is claiming a surprise victory in Sunday's presidential election in Ivory Coast. Laurent Gbagbo says he has defeated Retired General Robert Guei who came to power in last year's military coup.

NPR's Kenneth Walker reports from Ivory Coast where opposition leader Laurent Gbagbo seized control yesterday after military president Robert Guei fled the capital during massive public demonstrations. But the new government now faces protests by supporters of candidates barred from last week's elections.

NPR's Kenneth Walker in Abidjan reports the day after Ivory Coast's military ruler was ousted in a popular rising there was further violence involving supporters of rival political groups. There were religious overtones to the latest unrest, with several mosques and churches destroyed by rampaging mobs.

The current forecast track shows Lee's center moving toward Maine's coastal border with Canada. But its effects could reach as far south as New York.

Two years after passengers hoping for a glimpse of the Titanic wreckage died in the Titan submersible implosion, the Coast Guard issued a scathing report, saying the tragedy shouldn't have happened.