Author: Rob Schmitz

A new global democracy report finds the U.S. at its lowest level of democratic performance in the 50 years it has been measured.

NPR’s Rob Schmitz speaks with State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott about the with Iran and the hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who have had their U.S. visa revoked.

In 2023, police charged Duane Davis, also known as “Keefe D,” with organizing Tupac Shakur’s murder in 1996. Author Ben Westhoff discusses Davis’ trial that begins Monday.

An agreement over the Strait of Hormuz is still far away. Tim Wilkins, who works for a tanker industry group, says the ships stuck around the waterway are in limbo, and transiting is still dangerous.

Instead of scrapping its network of bomb shelters after the Cold War, Switzerland kept building them. The country has more than 370,000 nuclear bomb shelters. Some are now used to house migrants.

Instead of scrapping its network of bomb shelters after the Cold War, Switzerland kept building them. The country has more than 370,000 nuclear bomb shelters. Some are now used to house migrants.