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With the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon already appearing weak, a growing rift between U.S. and Israeli war priorities is causing new tensions between the country's leadership.

Dr. Uché Blackstock wrote about her complicated reaction to the apology and how the Catholic church might repair the harms caused by slavery that still reverberate across the world.

Extreme weather and aging infrastructure led to months of ‘musty’ water in one Ohio village.

The Tony Award-winning actor, who died in 2022, starred in the Broadway musicals Mame, Gypsy and Sweeney Todd, as well as in the TV series Murder, She Wrote. Originally broadcast in 1980.

Cumming has starred in the musical Cabaret three times. He talks about everything from his costume (which he calls a "Wonder Bra" for men) to the show's darker themes. Originally broadcast in 2014.

A new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection could transform South Africa's fight against the epidemic — but U.S. aid cuts and limited doses threaten to slow its impact.

U.S. employers added jobs for the third month in a row in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%. But wage gains softened and likely failed to keep pace with rising prices.

A link to the highway that cuts travel times from hours to just minutes, and a symbol of a flow of investment that has provided unprecedented access to high-speed internet in this remote region.

On June 1, 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland of Muscatine allegedly fatally shot six family members before taking his own life. On this episode, we get analysis on the tragedy and the community's response from Tom Loewy of 'Quad City Times.' Lindsay Pingel of the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence also joins to discuss how this incident reflects the state's landscape around domestic violence and gun laws. Then, Kerri Johannsen of the Iowa Environmental Council joins to clear the air on nitrates as Central Iowa Water Works is asking customers for the second year in a row to reduce water use because of high nitrate levels and water demand. This episode includes discussion of gun violence and suicide. If you are in need of support, call or text 988 to be connected with the Suicide & Crisis Helpline, or text 'NAMI' to 741741 for 24/7, confidential, free crisis counseling.

Best-selling author Tim Johnston was a master of the thriller. He passed away in May. To mark his passing, we’re revisiting a conversation from 2025 with Johnston and author Anna Bruno. We talk about their books 'Distant Sons' and 'Fine Young People' and the art of writing suspense. Then, the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County reopened the Rails West Museum after a year and a half of renovations, where people can explore a historic train depot and train cars. We’ll talk to the museum’s site manager as well as the site manager of the Squirrel Cage Jail. (This show was originally produced July 21, 2025.)