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NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on efforts by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak to stabilize his political career after the collapse of the Camp David summit. Today Israeli and Palestinian negotiators announced their plan to resume the peace talks on Sunday.

Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and three other elite gymnasts testified during a Capitol Hill hearing into how the FBI and USA Gymnastics mishandled the sexual abuse claims against Larry Nassar.

In the latest step in the commercialization of space, the four-member crew of the SpaceX mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday night. The astronauts will land off the Florida coast.

People from countries with limited vaccine access are traveling thousands of miles to the U.S. to try to get a shot. Most people, however, don't have the luxury to be able to travel to the U.S.

In the final installment of Morning Edition's series on celebrity gardens, NPR's Ketzel Levine visits Lotusland, a vast, sprawling garden in Montecito California, that was created by a colorful polish born socialite.

Scott talks to Martin Goldsmith, former host of NPR's Performance Today, about the 200th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's first symphony ("Symphony #1 in C-major").

Host Scott Simon talks with Ernesto Bentoncourt, Fidel Castro's former political advisor, about Fidel Castro's assault against the Cuban Moncada barricks in 1953, a pivotal moment in Cuban history.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports a woman in Washington state is suing for contraception to be included in her health care coverage. She argues that contraception is a basic component of woman's health.

Mitch Teich of member station KNAU reports on the unusual weather conditions in parts of the Western U.S. that are posing a danger to parks like Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. Wildfires have broken out during a lapse in the normal wet season, and park employees face several challenges in stopping the blazes.

Commentator Marit Haahr is a little unnerved by the growth of dot-com companies that provide service to your doorstep, like Kozmo.com. She says it's spontaneous human contact, as in video stores, that keeps us all from becoming shut-ins.