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NPR's Scott Simon recalls the years of the Cold War, its aftermath and how hopes for a freer world seem to have dimmed.

Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run for a third term. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had reportedly urged him not to run, and the announcement caught many people by surprise.

The iPhone is coming through for Apple following a year of slow sales. It looks like the iPhone 7 is a hit — despite some initial anger over its lack of a headphone jack.

David Greene an Ailsa Chang share a version of the show's theme that has an electronic, disco sound. Joe Velasquez is a jazz saxophonist but he also likes to chop up beats and make electronic music.

The popular annual Perseid meteor shower peaks Thursday night. If astronomical predictions hold true, it could be the best show in years.

Oregon Senate Minority Leader Herman Baertschiger Jr. wrote that man-made carbon emissions play only a "minor role in climate change." But he wavered on that in a subsequent interview.

Aleksandr Krushelnitckii and his wife have given up their mixed doubles medal after he tested positive for a banned drug. It's unwelcome news for a Russian delegation already embroiled in scandal.

In a unanimous decision, the Portland City Council voted Thursday to require crews to limit the spread of lead dust and asbestos when they demolish homes built before 1978.

The former Democratic congresswoman, who was voted out by her Florida constituents last year, had been convicted of soliciting donations for a sham charity — then pocketing that cash herself.

A track from the rapper's latest album drags like slowly dripping syrup, as he introduces the listeners to nightmare apparitions only he can see.