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Security Experts Continue To Try To 'Make Soft Targets Less Soft'

National security analyst Juliette Kayyem says that while an outdoor concert hall will never be a "hard" target, security experts will look at elevated positioning in the effort to improve safety.

Obama poses with a boy who fell asleep during the White House's Father's Day ice cream social on June 14, 2013. Souza remembers the president calling out, "Pete, you've got to get a picture of this."

Photographer Pete Souza Reflects On 8 Years (And 1.9 Million Photos) Of Obama

As the chief official White House photographer for President Obama, Souza sometimes shot more than 2,000 photos a day. "I was there all the time," he says. His new book is Obama: An Intimate Portrait.

When adult cicadas first emerge from their brown nymphal shells, their bodies look soft and white. Later, they darken and harden.

Brood X Cicadas Are Busy And So Are The Scientists Who Study Them

When a critter spends 17 years underground, it's not easy to study. So as Brood X cicadas break out, they're followed closely by researchers who must cram a lot of work in about six weeks.

Omar Vivó, a 45-year-old Cuban migrant, in Necoclí, Colombia in September, on his more than 3,000-mile journey to the U.S. Next Vivó made his way to the Darién Gap to trek on foot through the jungle to the Panama border.

He left Cuba for the U.S., and wound up trekking through 60 miles of dangerous jungle

An NPR team follows Omar Vivó as he sets off from Colombia for the U.S., traversing part of the Darién Gap, where the dangers include raging rivers, snakes and criminals who prey on migrants.

Past Advisers Outline Challenges Of Presidential Transitions

Presidential transitions are the moment when a presidential campaign switches from trying to win over voters to planning how to actually govern. For the incoming team, it is a high-stakes process that can be a deeply intimidating. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to David Axelrod, adviser to President Obama, and Ari Fleischer, press secretary to George W. Bush.

'Bans Off Our Bodies' protesters discuss personal experiences with abortion

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with two women participating in the Bans Off Our Bodies rallies today: Abigail Sweinhart and Heidi Gordon.

A year ago tensions between the press and police erupted in Los Angeles

At a homeless encampment, police cracked down on protesters and journalists. Press advocates say that night of chaos was the capstone on tensions that had been building for years.

A view of the Edward Theatre in Mumbai from the vantage point of its stage and screen. Between 2010 and 2019, the number of single-screen cinemas across India dwindled from about 10,000 to less than 7,000. Dozens more have announced they're shutting down this year after a deadly second wave of infections.

India's Single-Screen Cinemas Were Struggling Before COVID-19. Now They're Dying Out

Before multiplex cinemas, India had tens of thousands of single-screen movie houses. But the way Indians watch movies has changed, and the pandemic forced many old cinemas to shut their doors forever.

Brooke Parker, an organizer with the group Solutions Oriented Addiction Response, displays an HIV testing kit in Charleston, W.Va., in March. Outbreaks of HIV/AIDS are expected to rise as resources have been redirected to the fight against COVID-19 — delaying and sometimes cutting off HIV testing and treatment.

Strides Against HIV/AIDS In The U.S. Falter As Resources Diverted To Fight COVID-19

Experts fear steep declines in testing and diagnoses mean more people will contract HIV and die of AIDS. The problem is particularly acute in the South, the epicenter of the nation's HIV crisis.

'A Thousand Cuts' Documentary Tracks Disinformation In Duterte's Philippines

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Filipino journalist Maria Ressa and documentary filmmaker Ramona Diaz about President Rodrigo Duterte and the spread of disinformation on social media in the Philippines.

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