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President Biden's stark warning about the "tactical" nuclear weapons Russia might use is raising fears of a new crisis. But what are these weapons and how might they be used?

Everything from your vocal cord vibrations to breathing patterns when you speak offers potential information about your health. Researchers are collecting voice data to one day use in an app.

How Afghan citizens and the Taliban government are reacting to the revelation that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was living among them and was killed in a U.S. drone strike last Sunday.

Once renowned for its artists, Italy seemed to vanish from the world stage in the '80s and '90s. But two new novels, Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio and Sicilian Tragedee, show Italian culture enjoying an international comeback.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is the Atlanta area prosecutor investigating efforts by former President Trump and his allies to overturn the election results in Georgia in 2020.

Vice President Joe Biden met with factions in the gun debate this week from the National Rifle Association to the families of the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings. On Tuesday, Biden will present the recommendations of the task force on gun violence he has been leading to President Obama. Host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Brian Naylor about the efforts to find common ground.

Ayesha Rascoe asks Haywood Talcove of LexisNexis Risk Solutions how job seekers can protect themselves from the proliferation of scams on employment sites like LinkedIn.

Terror group Al Shabab was responsible for last week's 30-hour siege at a hotel. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Omar Mahmoud of the International Crisis Group about why the group remains powerful.

The heat wave of 2021 was the deadliest weather event in Washington state's history. Hundreds died. What has the state learned from that event and are they better prepared for the next one?

This year has seen a record number of anti-LGBTQ laws enacted, many targeting transgender youth. But courts have blocked a number of those laws from going into effect.