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NPR's Short Wave team talks about the surprising benefits of small talk, more humane ways to kill lobsters, and an ancient flood that may have helped create the Grand Canyon.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with California's Attorney General Rob Bonta about Wednesday's verdict in the Live Nation trial.

Los Jornaleros Del Norte play protest songs whose lyrics reflect the hopes and struggles of undocumented workers as they evade immigration agents patrolling the streets.

Somalia's population is experiencing severe food insecurity after three years of drought. Now, the war in the Middle East means the import-dependent nation has even less access to food.

On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Actor Bob Odenkirk talks about a near-death experience.

The nomination comes after months of interim leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A ceasefire in Lebanon was an Iranian condition for continuing talks with the U.S. to end that war.

A new report from scientists at Project CETI demonstrates that the noises that sperm whales make to communicate with each other contain what humans would describe as vowels.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with correspondents Greg Myre and Rob Schmitz about how the Iran war is affecting the U.S. alliance with Europe.

Hennepin County officials say these are the first charges filed against a federal immigration agent related to the crackdown that brought thousands of federal officers to the state. The widespread operation led to the shooting deaths of two American citizens.