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NPR's Adrian Florido talks with ambassador James B. Story, a former top diplomat to Venezuela, about the rising tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela, and what President Trump's goals might be.

The death toll is rising in Turkey and many are feared trapped. In the U.S., President Obama plans a series of executive actions in bid to boost job growth, The New York Times reports.

Also in the news: World pays tribute to Vaclav Havel; WikiLeaks hearing continues; oil rig collapses off Russia's Far East coast.

Also: Russia blames Syrian rebels for a deadly chemical attack; Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley talks all night to oppose Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch; and what kind of gift do you give the Pope?

Also: Winds fan wildfires in Kansas and Oklahoma; former coal mine CEO Don Blankenship faces federal sentencing in a deadly mine accident case; and Fiji is facing a second cyclone.

Also: Austria's presidential election is still too close to call; pharmaceutical maker, Bayer, offers $62 billion for chemical corporation, Monsanto; and three climbers have died on Mount Everest.

Also: President Obama welcomes five Nordic leaders to the White House; the first woman is poised to lead a U.S. combatant command, including NORAD; and it's time for Eurovision 2016!

Also: Talks continue in the Philadelphia public transit strike; a lawsuit says some North Carolina voting rolls are wrongly purged; and there's a state of emergency in Alabama over a broken gas line.

Also: There are stunning images from deadly flooding in the central U.S.; early voting begins in South Korea's presidential election; and a sandstorm blanketing China is worsening pollution levels.

Also: A suspected tornado touched down in Oklahoma; Brazil calls an end to the emergency over the Zika virus; and Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe is "resting" his eyes in meetings.