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The parents of the man accused in the attack on the Poway synagogue in San Diego have condemned the attack as shocking and evil. A family attorney says they will not pay for his legal defense.

Japan's defeat in World War II "produced in him strong feelings against war and its chaos," says a childhood friend. Akihito has expressed deep remorse at home and abroad for Japan's wartime actions.

Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. nearly 20 years ago. But with this year's record-setting outbreak, are we close to measles making a sustained comeback?

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rebecca Bill Chavez, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Western Hemisphere affairs, about the Venezuela military and the politician's gamble to turn them.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Senate Judiciary Committee member, about Attorney General William Barr's upcoming testimony about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report.

Boeing's problems continue to mount in the aftermath of two 737 Max jet crashes. The company faces a new shareholder lawsuit and fresh criticism from airlines.

Journalist Oliver Bullough runs kleptocracy tours in London, in which he points out mansions bought by corrupt foreign leaders and oligarchs. Moneyland describes their secretive transnational world.

The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Tuesday that could become the country's most restrictive abortion ban. It would make it a crime for doctors to perform abortions at any stage of a pregnancy.

Opposition leader Juan Guaidó urged Venezuelans to take the streets in an effort to oust President Nicolás Maduro. This comes after one person was killed and scores were wounded in Tuesday's violence.

Porn is increasingly easy to see, thanks to the Internet and free tube sites like Pornhub. But it's still hard to talk about, which can affect how people view sex.