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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Douglas Ollivant, director for Iraq at the National Security Council during both the Bush and Obama administrations, about the Trump-ordered airstrike.

The meeting between Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his Russian counterpart in Finland comes at a crucial time in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

For years, the myth about Asian Americans and their perceived collective success has been used as a racial wedge. Here's a look at some common misconceptions driven by the "model minority" myth.

Three members of the White House coronavirus task force — FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, CDC Director Robert Redfield and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci — are isolating themselves for two weeks.

The state Senate has voted mostly along party lines in favor of Republicans’ $30 billion budget bill.

Also: Transcripts are released of a 911 call in a deadly Minneapolis police shooting; California wildfires spread; and O.J. Simpson will request parole from Nevada officials today.

Also: The U.S. economy, compared to Europe and Asia; dangerous heat is forecast for the U.S. Southwest; and a Canadian woman escapes a hungry wolf - by luring it toward a mother bear.

Also: The Senate will soon vote on a replacement to the No Child Left Behind law; Burundi is warned of the chance of civil war; and Malaysian officials try to find who owns 3 abandoned jets.

Live on YouTube, Bob Boilen and Kevin Cole will watch their favorites entries to the 2020 Contest and discuss what made them stand out from the thousands we saw this year.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Cook County, Ill., State's Attorney Kim Foxx about why prosecutors decided to drop all charges against actor Jussie Smollett, who was indicted on 16 felony counts.