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In a new book, former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe explores how to fix the gridlock in Congress. Earlier this year, the Republican from Maine left the Senate out of frustration with the partisan stalemate. "It has to change, for the country," she says. "People deserve ... better representation."

Hundreds of millions of dollars in help for AIDS are now pouring into Nigeria and other developing countries. In Nigeria, the man in charge of these funds is Dr. Abdulsalim Nasidi. He must navigate a mine field of restrictions to set up new health systems where none exist.

Israeli support for the war is still high but waning, after three weeks of fighting with Iran.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Tamir Hayman, former head of Israeli military intelligence, about Israel's efforts to fight Hamas — as the militant group threatens to execute a hostages.

Some U.S. airlines are scrambling to rebook passengers after the FAA announced it was grounding the Boeing 737 Max fleet. Airlines affected include Southwest, American and United.

As some states move to reopen their economies, business owners remain uncertain what conditions will be like a few months from now and when customers will be willing to spend again.

Steve Inskeep talks to author Nigella Lawson about her latest cookbook: At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking. She says that home cooking is a creative arena.

Egypt uses more Nile River water than any other country, citing colonial-era agreements as proof of entitlement. But upstream, Ethiopia has begun asserting its rights and has visions of harnessing the river to produce more electricity and irrigation.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Zahra Hankir, editor of Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World.

Many of White's books chronicled his own experiences as a gay man, making an indelible impression on gay culture and how LGBTQ experiences were understood more broadly at the dawning of the AIDS health crisis.