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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Israel's U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon about his country's strikes.

An eighth grader at Bright Horizon Academy in San Diego advanced to the fifth round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday in National Harbor, Maryland by correctly spelling shinplaster, a piece of privately issued paper currency especially one poorly secured and depreciated in value.

As the situation in Gaza becomes more and more dire, with reports of people dying from starvation, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Israel's Permanent Representative to the U.N. Danny Danon.

A San Diego man pleaded guilty Monday in Los Angeles to twice landing a small airplane without permission on a Navy airstrip on San Clemente Island, then stealing a Navy truck and using it to damage gates on the island, causing thousands of dollars in damage.

The world is opening up again, and now’s the best time to dust off your travel journals and memories and learn about travel writing. Have you crossed the country on a motorcycle? Explored Tuscany as a wine expert? Have a great travel memoir to write? Award-winning travel writer/author, Lenore Greiner, will help you develop your area of expertise and choose your travel writing niche. Get practical advice on story angles, deciphering writers’ guidelines, pitching your work, and press trips for free travel. Plus, she’ll cover freelancing and digital opportunities, blogging, social media, authoring your travel memoir and 2025 travel trends. Includes a free workbook with 45 travel writing prompts, examples of travel articles and their structures, ledes, a sample writers guideline, a story pitching guide, and more. If you’re ready to tell your travel stories, then dive in with Lenore and sign up for this popular, engaging class. San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

Put your 2010’s music knowledge to the test and enjoy a night of delicious craft beers while helping those in need at Mission Brewing’s 2010s Hits Music Trivia on Friday, March 14 from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Located at Mission Brewing’s UCSD location, get ready to embark on a fun-filled evening of 2010s music trivia while helping San Diego-based nonprofit Fresh Start Surgical Gifts provide no-cost reconstructive surgeries and medical care to children from around the world. Fresh Start also offers tattoo removal, scar revision and other related medical services to survivors of human trafficking through their Unbranded for a Fresh Start program. So, gather your friends and come together for a night of chart-topping bops, indie hits and hip-hop anthems while helping Fresh Start brighten the lives of those in need. Who knows — your team could even win a special prize! While it is free to compete, we suggest a donation of $10 to benefit Fresh Start as they continue their mission of providing transformative medical care to underprivileged youth and helping survivors of human trafficking reclaim their lives. 100% of all donations will directly benefit children and survivors! Don’t miss out on this night of friendly competition and great vibes for an inspiring cause. Visit: https://freshstart.networkforgood.com/projects/246593-2010-s-hits-mission-brewing-trivia-night Fresh Start Surgical Gifts on Instagram and Facebook

Deported migrants have been stuck at a military base in Djibouti for over two weeks — and ICE officers are also there, guarding them 24 hours a day.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Roland Reisley is the last original client of Frank Lloyd Wright, still living in the Usonian home designed by the famed architect. Even after 73 years, he told NPR, he still marvels at the beauty of the home.

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a bill this week that would give the federal government the ability to withhold federal dollars from cities deemed "lawless."