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U.N. Security Council deadlocked on possible ceasefire in Gaza. Violent online rhetoric heats up after Colorado ballot ruling on Trump. Michigan leaders say they need help with Chicago migrant crisis.

Kim Hyun-woo used to work for North Korea's top intelligence agency. He defected to South Korea in 2014 and is now on his first-ever visit to the United States.

The government has put in place a strict regime of health checks, monitoring and quarantine in the hope that it can catch inbound cases before infections spread. A British traveler shares her story.

The ban will go into effect Jan. 1, 2024, but many questions, including how it will be carried out and whether it is even legal, are swirling.

Twitter has ditched the bird logo for an X. Elon Musk says the change is a step toward turning the platform into an app that offers other services. It's a tall order considering Twitter's finances.

A drought in East Africa pushed millions toward starvation this year. The U.N. says relief efforts are paying off, with some areas of Somalia no longer seeing famine. But relief may be undermined by political instability and threats from the militant group al-Shabab. Guest host Tony Cox checks in with Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to the U.N., about her career in foreign service and American diplomacy.

In a remarkable press conference given the day after her release, Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, described how Hamas descended on her kibbutz near Gaza, tied her up, threw her over a motorcycle and beat her.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon about his country's strikes.

This week on Theater Talk, Anthony and Peter talk about Chris Handley's impressive direction of AGATHA CHRISTIE'S THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD at The Alleyway Theatre; WAITRESS, cleverly directed by Susan Drozd with movement direction by Collin McKee, starring Maria Pedro with a solid cast (it's the final MusicalFare show at their current Daemen University home); and BURN THIS, the emotional Lanford Wilson play at Road Less Traveled Productions (See listings under "continuing" below). Seven (7!) shows open over May 1st and 2nd! (See listings just below). For 32 years (as of November 2024), Theater Talk has been appointment listening on WBFO, featuring the insights of theater critic and historian Anthony Chase, who joins Peter Hall for a five-minute weekly broadcast at 6:45am, 8:45am, and 5:45pm Fridays on 88.7 WBFO with a podcast available on wbfo.org. NOTE: Theater listings are included with the podcast. As part of BTPM (Buffalo Toronto Public Media), their beat is primarily Buffalo theater, but Broadway, The Shaw Festival, The Stratford Festival, and Chautauqua are covered as are other relevant art forms for the stage, including ballet and opera.