Новости за 11.03.2018

The customer was on oxygen and had limited movement of his hands. Evoni Williams, 18, stepped in and a picture of the gesture took off.

After signing a peace deal with the Colombian government in 2016, the FARC are running a total of 74 candidates for Senate and House of Representative seats.

With help from China, Pakistan's government is building a 16-mile-long metro in Lahore to ease traffic. But it comes with a catch. It passes near many of the city's historical buildings.

Health officials asked anyone who frequented a Salisbury restaurant and pub around the time Sergei and Yulia Skripal were found poisoned to wash their clothes and possessions.

Health officials asked anyone who frequented a Salisbury restaurant and pub around the time Sergei and Yulia Skripal were found poisoned to wash their clothes and possessions.

During a stop on his European tour, Bannon told a conference of the far-right National Front party in France, "Let them call you xenophobes. Let them call you nativists. Wear it as a badge of honor."

Veera Hiranandani's new book is a coming of age story, for both her half-Muslim, half-Hindu heroine, 12-year-old Nisha, and Nisha's country — which is about to split into India and Pakistan.

Journalist Rania Abouzeid has had a front-row view of the Syrian conflict since its beginning. Her new book tracks people through the six chaotic years following the first peaceful protests.

It's been 25 years since the lineup that made 1993's seminal Last Splash recorded together. The band's fifth album, All Nerve, is a triumphant reflection on a difficult past.

The fund was created to help defray the legal costs for women who've been sexually harassed. It's kind of like a matchmaking service that pairs alleged victims with local attorneys.

Necessity is the mother of invention, and in this case, the reason behind kalchi koddi, a tasty staple of Goa.

China's President Xi Jinping has consolidated power to levels not seen in decades. The country's rubber-stamp legislature approved the constitutional change with virtually no opposition.

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., is one of the most pro-Russia voices in the GOP, and his opponents are making sure voters know that.

A new study looks at why the Tsimane people of Bolivia often avoid seeking medical care — and what might change their minds.

Dyslexia is the most common learning disability in this country. But it is widely misunderstood, and schools often do a poor job of helping students learn to read.

Hip replacements in hundreds of thousands of people began to fail after what seemed like successful surgery. In some cases, people's bones became so weak, just walking could make them snap. Why?

The Grammy Awards have been roiled by controversy regarding how women in the industry are valued — or not. The singer-songwriter talks about the open letter she wrote to the Recording Academy.

Fifty years ago almost to the day, anti-war activism led to President Lyndon Johnson's downfall. After a lackluster showing in the New Hampshire primary, he announced he would not seek reelection.

"Here's the thing: We're dealing with people that want to obstruct," the president said of Democrats. "They want to stop us from doing things."

President Trump isn't the first to impose steel tariffs in the U.S. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Trans-Matic Manufacturing President PJ Thompson about how his company adapted to steel tariffs in 2002.

Chinese President Xi Jinping praised President Trump's willingness to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. NPR's Michel Martin talks to former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Security Council David Pressman about how China fits into the negotiations.

President Trump is in western Pennsylvania for a rally just outside the congressional district where Republicans are trying to avoid a loss in a special election on Tuesday.

NPR's Michel Martin is joined by The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin, former Obama communications director Corey Ealons, and Virginia Republican Puneet Ahluwalia.

Gov. Rick Scott signed gun legislation into law on Friday. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Florida state representative Kamia Brown about a new provision that allows some teachers to arm themselves.

Some of the concern about Florida's law allowing teachers to be armed is based on a 2014 study by Center for Policing Equity's Phillip Atiba Goff. Goff talks to NPR's Michel Martin about his research.