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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Katie Strang, writer for The Athletic, about the players' demands for a sustainable league that pays its players living wages.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Matthew Rojansky, director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, about why Russia is supporting Venezuela's President Maduro, and how far that support could go.

Protests in Sudan culminated when a sit-in began at military headquarters in Khartoum in April. The full-frontal confrontation has suddenly become a celebration of freedom few have experienced.

Magicians in New England are mourning the end of an era. A beloved Massachusetts magic store has closed its doors. For years, it was a place to trade tricks and swap stories.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledges to guarantee freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil route where the two tankers were hit.

The White House has invited Palestinian business executives to its economics and peace workshop in Bahrain next week where part of its Mideast peace plan will be discussed, but few plan to attend.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy about the peace donor conference led by Jared Kushner. No Palestinian or Israeli officials were present.

Emory Rounds III, if confirmed by the Senate, will take charge of the Office of Government Ethics, a once obscure agency that advises federal workers on how to comply with ethics laws.

American diplomats in two countries — China and Cuba — have reported falling ill with symptoms the State Department says are consistent with a concussion or minor traumatic brain injury.

The NFL announced a new policy that will fine teams if any of their players kneel during the national anthem.