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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST: Edwin Perez, Elisapie, Nora Brown, Rokia Traoré

Our final night of globalFEST 2021 features salsa, First Nations music, Appalachian folk and a West African superstar.

When law enforcement failed to anticipate that pro-Trump supporters would devolve into a violent mob they fell victim to what one expert calls "the invisible obvious." He said it was hard for authorities to see that people who looked like them could want to commit this kind of unconstitutional violence.

Why Didn't The FBI And DHS Produce A Threat Report Ahead of The Capitol Insurrection?

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security wrote detailed threat assessments before Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer, but offered only general warnings before the events on Jan. 6.

Pompeo Shakes Up Long-Standing Rules For U.S.-Taiwan Relations

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has tossed out decades-old rules that helped the U.S. navigate unofficial relations with Taiwan. NPR discusses whether the Biden administration may inherit new policies.

Samantha Power, who served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Obama administration, has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to run USAID. Power is seen here in 2014.

Biden Nominates Samantha Power To Run U.S. Agency For International Development

Power is "a world-renowned voice of conscience and moral clarity," President-elect Joe Biden said of the former U.N. ambassador. The post will be elevated to become a National Security Council member.

An empty street near the Havana Capitol, in Cuba in May 2020. The Trump administration plans to designate Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism.

U.S. Puts Cuba Back On List Of State Sponsors of Terrorism

The U.S. removed Cuba from its state sponsors of terrorism list in May of 2015.

William Burns, shown here during a 2019 event, is President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the CIA.

Longtime Diplomat William Burns Is Biden's Pick To Lead CIA

William Burns worked for decades at the State Department. President-elect Joe Biden says he "shares my profound belief that intelligence must be apolitical."

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Pyongyang General Hospital on March 17, 2020, North Korea.

Kim Jong Un Calls U.S. North Korea's 'Biggest Enemy,' Vows To Advance Nuclear Arsenal

Kim's comments come just days ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. Biden has promised "principled diplomacy" with North Korea, implying a break with Trump's high-stakes summits.

Shaista sits in her tiny home on the outskirts of Kabul. Her youngest, a three-year-old girl, sits on her lap; some of her other seven children sit beside her. Behind them, she is boiling a pot of water on the wood-burning stove. But she's told the children it is dinner, and she tells them, "just wait for your father." Then she hopes they'll fall asleep, because there's no food to give them.

'I Cry At Night': Afghan Mothers Struggle To Feed Their Children In The Pandemic

The U.N. finds that nearly half of all children younger than 5 in Afghanistan, some 3.1 million, are facing acute malnutrition. Mothers share their plight to provide the children sustenance.

A Julian Assange supporter holds up a placard outside Westminster Magistrates Court, the site of his bail hearing, in London on Wednesday.

U.K. Judge Rejects Julian Assange's Bail Request, Citing Flight Risk

District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that the WikiLeaks founder must be held in custody while the U.S. government appeals an extradition request.

Saudi Arabia And Qatar Lower Tensions In US-Backed Agreement

After three years of disagreement and rising frustrations between the two U.S. allies, Saudi and Qatari leaders met Tuesday to sign an agreement that lifts current restrictions on Qatar.

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