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Scientists says to help whales, the ropes used to tend lobster traps must be changed or eliminated. Mainers who catch lobster for a living feel they're being singled out for an international problem.

On the day the Austin bomber killed himself, the city's acting police chief described him as a "challenged young man" — not a terrorist. That designation didn't sit well with people of color.

The move follows the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the U.K. earlier this month. The Russians have been given seven days to leave the country.

U.S. stock indexes surged about 3 percent Monday after fears eased of a trade war with China. The two major trading partners reportedly are negotiating to improve U.S. access to Chinese markets.

The Trump administration announced it is expelling dozens of Russian intelligence officers in response to a poison attack on a former spy and his daughter in the U.K.

In conjunction with NATO allies, President Trump has ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian officials. Host David Greene speaks to NPR's national security correspondent, Greg Myre, about the decision.

A federal judge denied the defense team's motion for a mistrial Monday. Noor Salman's lawyers had that argued prosecutors withheld key details, including Seddique Mateen's past connections to the FBI.

Sixty Russian diplomats are being expelled from the U.S., but what is the real impact? NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Angela Stent, director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies at Georgetown University.

The U.S. announced Monday the expulsion of dozens of Russian diplomats in response to the alleged poisoning of an ex-Russian double agent in the U.K., but President Trump's response has been muted.

Student activists put on highly choreographed event in just five weeks — with help from celebrities and other donors.