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For decades, scientists have noticed something particular about a mosquito-borne virus: The second infection can cause your blood vessels to leak, like with Ebola. Now scientists think they know why.

The woman reportedly admitted to slipping poison into her husband's drink, which was later consumed by his relatives, resulting in numerous deaths, according to Pakistani police.

A mysterious Chinese company has invested billions of dollars in the U.S. during a two-year span. Planet Money reporters dig into the background of the HNA group, and what they find illustrates vast fault lines in China's economy.

The former Trump campaign chairman and aide will also stay under GPS monitoring for now, after being indicted on 12 counts related to the special counsel's Russia investigation.

The film, based on the graphic novel by Derf Backderf, is neither lurid nor sensationalistic — instead, it's a "nuanced and sad high school movie."

The Trump administration refused last month to put the Pacific walrus on the endangered species list, spelling a "death sentence" for the species that lives in the seas between Alaska and Russia.

Today, President Trump's controversial pick for the top scientist position with USDA, Sam Clovis, pulled out of consideration for the job. Journalist Michael Lewis had been reporting on the Department of Agriculture under the Trump administration before Thursday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lewis about his article and how the Trump administration is running the department.

In Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen's crackdown on dissent continues. This week, the Supreme Court denied bail to the head of the country's opposition. He's accused of treason.

Argentinians took to the streets seeking answers about the murder of a political activist who had disappeared. The country hasn't forgotten how thousands disappeared during the military dictatorship.

Trump will commence the longest foreign trip of his tenure on Friday, focusing on North Korea's nuclear threat and the U.S. trade deficit with China.