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President Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia was approved by the Senate Wednesday. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Brian Katulis of the Center for American Progress about the new ambassador.

Host Ailsa Chang speaks to NPR's David Folkenflik about the news that American Media intends to sell its tabloids, including National Enquirer.

The WikiLeaks founder had been holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London since 2012. He was arrested on a warrant from 2012 for failing to surrender to the court and also on behalf of the United States.

Polls have opened in 18 Indian states and two union territories. It is the first day of a seven-phase election staggered over more than five weeks in the country of 1.3 billion people.

Finn, a black lab, is a bat dog for the Minor League Las Vegas Aviators. Finn was dashing to the plate, but an umpire beat him there and tossed the bat aside. Fans were not happy and booed the ump.

David Greene talks to David Makovsky of The Washington Institute about what's next for Israel's government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have won a fourth consecutive term.

Sudan's defense minister says a transitional military council will rule the country for two years — a plan that doesn't satisfy many of the thousands who demanded a regime change.

Three fires broke out recently at petrochemical plants. Residents say it may be the cost of having this kind of industrial economy, but the air quality and danger has some re-thinking the trade off.

The president skipped the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in favor of a rally, where he touted economic growth and mocked Democratic presidential contenders.

Looks like this year, April showers brought April flowers. As in, a bouquet of outstanding poets. So stop and smell the roses, my friends.