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The Devil in the White City author Erik Larson turns his attention to the sinking of the liner Lusitania almost 100 years ago — a turning point that helped bring the United States into World War I.

As my grandfather lay dying from Black Lung disease, his eldest children did not question or doubt his advice to them: go out and get educations, and master newer ways of working.

Consider the experiences of "wartime presidents" since FDR, including Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and both Presidents Bush, before deciding you want to be a wartime president.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with NPR correspondents Deb Amos, Eleanor Beardsley and Daniel Estrin about the global reactions to the targeted killing of Qassem Soleimani by the United States.

Even before President Trump's peace plan comes to light, an informal arrangement between Israeli and Hamas leaders eased some restrictions on travel and trade out of Gaza.

China has key investments and trade plans in Israel that worry Washington.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to two of the creators of the new series Our Boys, Joseph Cedar and Tawfik Abu Wael.

The deal to curb Iran's nuclear program for six months is being called historic, and it's perhaps President Obama's most unlikely and most meaningful foreign policy accomplishment. But the deal still leaves many open questions, and it's only a beginning. This is what you need to know.

The former prime minister, who had been in a coma after suffering a massive stroke in 2006, died on Saturday. Sharon's career spanned the birth of the nation and most of its essential turning points. Israelis had a love-hate relationship with him that was beginning to soften only shortly before his death.

Reaction was mixed, with Barack Obama calling the move "misguided," Israel praising the president, and Iran and France, Britain and Germany considering the next step.