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The Israeli says it recovered the body of Elad Katzir in an operation overnight. Show more The Israeli military has recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza. It accused the Islamic Jihad group of murdering Elad Katzir, who was snatched from a kibbutz in southern Israel during the Hamas attacks in October. His sister…

Monday’s solar eclipse will give researchers another chance to study shadow bands, the thin wavy lines on the ground right before totality. They’re hoping to crack a 200 year old mystery. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: As millions of Americans look to the sky on Monday to witness the total solar eclipse, a group of University of…

A prosecutor in Oklahoma sentenced a woman to life without parole in the 1990s. Now he says she should not be in prison anymore, but efforts to free her have failed. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Oklahoma has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country. But are there some people in prison who shouldn’t be?…

NPR’s Scott Detrow talks with New Yorker staff writer Jay Caspian Kang about his recent piece on online sports betting and how it’s affecting professional and college sports. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: It is Final Four weekend in college basketball. On the women’s side, Iowa and South Carolina will play for the title tomorrow. The men’s…

US President Joe Biden disembarks from Air Force One at Minneapolis-Sait Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 1, 2022. Kerem Yucel /AFP via Getty Images I was working the late shift out at Joint Base Andrews when a gaggle of White House reporter-types strolled off Air Force One, and a Secret Service agent…

Friday on the NewsHour, two Israeli officers are disciplined after the military admits to making a “grave mistake” in killing seven aid workers in Gaza. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks on the massive effort required to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge and reopen the city’s port. Plus, what you need to know ahead of…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is back in China, less than a year since her last visit. In 2023, she was focused on gently reopening communication channels. This time she has a clear message: You’re making too much stuff. In this episode, why the U.S., Japan and some European countries are pressuring China to slow its…

In a lawsuit, the state of New Jersey is arguing against congestion pricing, citing environmental concerns. Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom, reports on how the state’s lawyers presented their case in the courtroom this week, and how likely it seems to derail the toll program’s June launch. Plus, a check-in on the…

Israel’s military has released the first findings of its investigation into the killing of seven aid workers in Gaza on Monday – and sacked two senior officers. Show more The Israeli military has sacked two senior officers after seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers were killed in a strike in Gaza on Monday. The…

On today’s show: Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post White House reporter and co-author of the book, Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration Response to the Pandemic that Changed History (Harper, 2021), offers analysis of the U.S. policy toward Israel and Gaza after President Biden apparently warned Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu the humanitarian situation in Gaza had…