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Four months after parliamentary elections Iraqi leaders are still struggling to form their leadership. Meanwhile Iraqis endure shortages and frustration.

Every year, NPR's Jeff Lunden talks to some of the hardworking people in the theater biz who aren't eligible for Tony nominations.

Fifty years ago, poet Allen Ginsberg gave the first public reading of "Howl" at a gathering in San Francisco. It was a literary milestone: Many consider that night the birth of the Beat Generation. Ginsberg's friend and fellow poet, Gary Snyder also read that night and recalls the event.

Mayor Eric Adams previously said it was unfair that a loophole in the vaccine rule allowed unvaccinated, visiting players and performers who don't work in New York to still play or perform.

President Biden will travel to Brussels and Warsaw this week to meet with allies about support for Ukraine and their efforts to impose costs on Russia for invading Ukraine.

Clean-up continues in New Orleans and a nearby suburb after a tornado moved through Tuesday night, destroying homes and killing one person.

Homeland security officials say they're bracing for a possible record migration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Public health officials must decide whether or not to extend pandemic border restrictions.

Attorney and father Chris Gegwich died from COVID-19 in 2020. He is remembered by his wife, Michele Gegwich, for his brilliance, love of ska music and keen interest in dinosaurs.

There are luxury goods, and then there is the Birkin bag from the French company Hermes. It has been an elusive status symbol for 30 years, but it is also always mysteriously out of stock.

Colombia approved some of the most liberal abortion laws in the Americas in February. The decision has provoked a backlash from anti-abortion groups.