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Cuban leader Fidel Castro (right) and his brother Raúl Castro, the head of the military, at a 1964 event in Santiago, Cuba. New details of the first CIA attempt to kill the Castros — a 1960 plot against Raúl — have recently emerged.

In The CIA's 1st Plot Against The Castros, Fidel Wasn't The Target

Exploding cigars. Poisoned pens. The CIA had lots of failed plots to kill Cuban leader Fidel Castro. But the first such plan was directed at his brother Raúl, who just retired at age 89.

Marvin Gaye's hit record "What's Going On" encapsulates the political turmoil of 1971 while also inspiring hope for change.

NPR's 50 Favorite Songs Of 1971

Critics widely consider 1971 one of the best years in music history. For NPR's 50th anniversary, public radio stations turn back the clock and reflect on the year's best tracks.

A screenshot of the Alameda Police Department body camera footage shows officers detaining Mario Gonzalez, 26, on April 19, 2021. Gonzalez died soon after.

Death Draws Attention To Police Putting Suspects Face Down

A California lawmaker who is a former police officer is trying to outlaw methods that can induce what's known as positional asphyxia. Police say the proposed ban is either too vague or unnecessary.

Ben Burtt and Craig Barron at their 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival presentation of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." This year they have created a video presentation for the TCMFF Home Edition for "Chain Lightning."

TCM Classic Film Festival's Second Home Edition Runs Through Sunday

'West Side Story' opens virtual festival on TCM and HBO Max

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria (right), talks to Rep. Sara Jacobs (left) and Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe (center) in Southeast San Diego where he is highlighting his proposal to repair streets and roads in historically underserved communities, May 3, 2021.

Gloria Highlights 'Sexy Streets' Program For Underserved Communities

Nearly $40 million would be directed toward repairing streets and roads in historically underserved communities.

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, wears a protective face mask during a meeting at the Berlaymont building in Brussels, last week.

EU Moves Closer To Allowing In Nonresident Vaccinated Travelers

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is formally recommending that nonresident travelers who are vaccinated against COVID-19 be allowed to travel to the EU.

Refrigerators on sale in 2018 in Pennsylvania. The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to phase out the use of cooling chemicals that are powerful greenhouse gases.

EPA Moves To Cut A Group Of Powerful Greenhouse Gases

The EPA plans to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, which are used in refrigerators and air conditioners. When HFCs are released into the atmosphere, they are extremely good at trapping heat.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a March 1 news conference at the White House. The Biden administration says four families who were separated at the Mexico border during the Trump administration would be reunited in the U.S. during the first week of May. The first of what Mayorkas calls "just the beginning" of a broader effort.

Separated Families To Reunite In The U.S. As Immigrant Advocates Push For More

Four migrant families that were separated at the border by the Trump administration will be allowed to reunify in the United States this week, the secretary of Homeland Security announced.

Left: Madison Kenyon, who is cisgender, runs track and cross-country at Idaho State University. She supports Idaho's transgender sports ban. Right: Lindsay Hecox is transgender and hopes to make the women's track and cross-country teams at Boise State University.

Idaho's Transgender Sports Ban Faces A Major Legal Hurdle

Do transgender women and girls have a constitutional right to play on women's sports teams? That question will be argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in March 2015.

Liberals Admire Justice Breyer. Now They Want Him To Retire

Democratic lawmakers and activists are urging the justice to step down in time to allow a narrow Democratic majority in the Senate to confirm a replacement.

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