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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ambassador Roger Carstens, special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, about the aim of repatriating Americans wrongfully detained abroad and those taken hostage.

The women's race starts Sunday in Paris and lasts for 8 stages, ending July 31. The last multiday women's race was held in 1989.

From 2017 to 2021, Sir Mark Lowcock was the U.N.'s "relief chief," the world's most senior humanitarian official. He talks to NPR about what inspired him and why crises are getting worse.

Health justice lawyer Priti Krishtel doesn't believe your ability to heal should depend on your ability to pay. Her mission is to reform the patent system that drug companies use to block competition.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Farnaz Fassihi of The New York Times, who has pieced together an extensive chronology of the 72 hours after a Ukrainian airliner was shot down in Tehran.

The U.S. government suspects that China's surveillance balloon may have blown off course. It wouldn't be the first time.

As fentanyl deaths soar, political pressure is growing to stop Mexican cartels that smuggle the drug. Experts on drug trafficking say trying to lock down the Mexican border is an impossible goal.

Nicky Jam was one of Reggaeton's first stars, but fame hasn't been easy. In recent years, he's made a return to music, among other creative ventures.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with swamp pop artist Tommy McLain about releasing a new album for the first time in 40 years and what the genre means to him.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with former WNBA star Maya Moore and her husband, Jonathan Irons. She officially announced her retirement after four years away working to overturn his wrongful conviction.