Новости за 22.07.2016

"This rot needs to be uprooted, and right now," say the veterans, who have been among Robert Mugabe's staunchest allies. They've played a pivotal, often violent role keeping him in power since 1980.

How did the GOP convention go down with Republicans outside of Cleveland? At one watch party in Denver, Republicans said Donald Trump gave exactly the acceptance speech that was needed.

When Philadelphia hosted the GOP Convention in 2000, police were criticized for a militant response to protesters. The city promises a softer approach at the Democratic Convention next week.

A father and son recorded their experiences at the Republican National Convention and share this postcard.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Sinan Ciddi, executive director of the Institute for Turkish Studies at Georgetown University, about Turkey's travel ban on the country's academics and crackdown on academic freedoms.

The U.S. has to decide what course to set with Turkey — now another country that's critically important to U.S. interests but with an increasingly repressive leader.

Bookseller John Evans recommends three vacation reads: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sport of Kings by C. E. Morgan and Under the Big Black Sun by John Doe and Tom DeSavia.

Author Marjorie Liu is nominated for two Eisners, the most prestigious awards in comics. She writes young adult fantasy books that cover topics that include war, women and steam punk gadgetry.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to director Justin Lin about leading the third installment of the Star Trek reboot, directing popular movie series, and the growing importance of international movie markets.

Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her running mate soon. On Friday, the presumptive Democratic nominee campaigned in Florida.

A funeral for Baton Rouge, La., police officer Matthew Gerald is set for Friday. Gerald was one of three officers killed in an ambush on July 17.

More than $200 million in cost overruns, lawsuits and delays continue to haunt Seattle's big dig project. The world's largest tunneling machine, nicknamed "Bertha," is now working again, but the complicated fix of an underground breakdown in 2013 has created a huge fight over blame and who pays the tab.

Donald Trump talked about how "the system is rigged against our citizens, just like it was rigged against Bernie Sanders — he never had a chance."

The Paralympic Committee said it's investigating 35 "disappearing positive samples" among disabled Russian athletes. The committee plans to announce by Aug. 1 whether it will ban Russia.

Back in 1995, the young pianist demonstrated extraordinary talent on standards.

The Coloradan, formerly of Paper Bird, releases her inner rocker on her new album, We Were Wild.

Several people are injured after a shooting at a shopping mall, Munich police say. Officials are asking local residents to stay indoors, saying a shooter or multiple shooters may be at large.

The brother-sister duo recalls its hometown of Chicago in the title track from its album Dreamland.

Instagram is the Internet's semi-obsessive, borderline-creepy love letter to food. But behind every great meal is a plate doing a pretty-OK job. So a comedian made an Instagram to celebrate plates.

On this week's episode, hear Celtic music that reflects the past and present, honors tradition and celebrates the spirit of innovation.

When we invented shoes, we slipped a surface between ourselves and the world. Ever wonder if this is the moment mankind fell from grace? No? Well, for better or worse, NPR's Colin Dwyer has.

WXPN in Philadelphia is hosting its own music festival this weekend.

This week on Alt.Latino, we survey a wide variety of powerful women who make bold, inventive music.

Uncovering the layers of weirdness in the many fights over the ways music was employed as theater during this week's Republican national convention.

It's over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in much of the Midwest, South and East, and the culprit is hot air trapped under an atmospheric pressure lid that heats it up even further.