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When Michael and his family swapped houses and cars for a summer in Scotland, they probably imagined great hikes into the Scottish Highlands. But when their borrowed car blew up without warning and the owners blamed him, should Michael be telling the Scotts to ‘kilt-up’ and take a hike? Find out on this episode of…

In her work, Argentine author Samanta Schweblin explores the feeling of eeriness that accompanied her childhood. Samanta was born in Buenos Aires in 1978, just after the start of a violent dictatorship. But, while violence surrounded her growing up, there was also art: her grandfather was a famous artist who began to train her as…

The new Max series “The Girls on the Bus” follows a group of female political reporters as they cover a presidential campaign. The series stars Carla Gugino and Melissa Benoist and is based on Amy Chozick’s memoir Chasing Hillary. Chozick is the creator, writer, and producer of the series, and joins us to discuss. “The…

Monday on the NewsHour, we reported from Mexico’s border with Guatemala where we meet migrants from around the world and a smuggler helping to move them to the United States. Regional leaders meet to discuss the crisis in Haiti as armed gangs expand their control, moving the beleaguered nation to the brink of collapse. Plus,…

With days likely left in the sled dog race, one of the frontrunners has been given a 2-hour time penalty after officials deemed he didn’t sufficiently gut a moose that got tangled with his dog team. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Dozens of mushers and hundreds of their dogs have been trekking across Alaska for a…

Poll worker Kelvin Ellis greets voters as they enter the Park Tavern polling location to cast their ballots in the Georgia primary election. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images Super Tuesday might be over, but election season is just ramping up. President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump held dueling campaign rallies in Georgia over the…

The Federal Reserve decided that our inflation goal is 2% annually. It hasn’t hit that level, but prices are relatively stable and the economy’s going strong, with a hot labor market and a growing GDP. In this episode, is the landing we have soft enough? Plus, inventory stories: Retailers have recovered from that early COVID…

Gang violence is dragging Haiti into anarchy. Show more The US State Department says it’s trying to expedite the deployment of a UN- backed multinational police force to Haiti where gang violence is dragging the country into anarchy. A resident of the capital, Port-au-Prince, tells us that he has a bag packed ready to flee,…

Displaced Palestinians decorate their tent in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan in Rafah, Gaza. Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images Muslims around the world are fasting for Ramadan. The holy month began in Gaza with ceasefire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the territory, and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war. In the…

Comic, actor and filmmaker Julio Torres came to the U.S. from El Salvador in his 20s. His new film, Problemista, draws from his personal experience struggling to get a visa. “This movie deals with the problem of immigration, but I think of it as a very silly, happy and joyful movie,” he says. Torres talks…