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NPR's A Martinez talks to NYU Law professor Ryan Goodman about the historic indictment filed against former President Donald Trump. A grand jury indicted him in the classified documents case.

President Trump announced a 15% increase on tariffs across the board. Europeans have been celebrating yesterday's SCOTUS decision, but have been doing so quietly.

NPR's Ari Shapiro joins host Scott Simon to talk about the Obama administration's week. The president was buffeted by revelations that the IRS had targeted Tea Party groups seeking tax-exempt status and that the Justice Department had subpoenaed reporter phone records. On top of that, Republicans continue to allege that the White House engaged in a cover-up of talking points about the attack in Benghazi, Libya.

The feat has been compared to the four-minute mile or a two-hour marathon — "but vertically," one climber adds. Still, they beat the impossibly steep odds Wednesday in California's Yosemite Valley.

Puerto Ricans are protesting for a fifth day demanding the resignation of the governor. Wednesday's march is expected to be the biggest yet thanks to participation of the island's biggest stars.

That's good for farmers but bad for taxpayers, who subsidize government-backed crop insurance. The fate of research that forecasts these costs is in doubt as economists and scientists leave the USDA.

President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs is facing allegations of misbehavior in the workplace.

In California, officials continue to investigate the Thomas Fire — the largest wildfire in modern California history. A growing number of lawsuits claim a failed water system is a key reason hundreds of homes burned.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has resigned from his post after pressure from shareholders. His leadership at the company proved controversial. David Greene talks with Mike Isaac of The New York Times.

Kazuo Ishiguro was 5 when his family moved from Japan to Britain; he has said that as a kid, he used TV Westerns — like Bonanza and Wagon Train -- to help him learn English.