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The great American jazz pianist Randy Weston died this weekend. Weston helped trace the links between African music and jazz.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Pakistani Ambassador Husain Haqqani about the United States' decision to cut military aid to Pakistan.

Marilyn Geewax, who recently retired as an NPR business editor, returned to Ohio for her class's 45th reunion. The visit showed how things changed dramatically for retirees in just one generation.

David Greene talks to Solomon Wisenberg about his time working with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on the Whitewater and Lewinsky investigations.

In his Emmy-nominated Netflix series, Peter Morgan explores the shame, regret and "misdemeanors of the past" that haunt the House of Windsor. Originally broadcast Jan. 16, 2018.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Erik Brattberg, director of the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about what Sweden has been doing about election interference by Russia.

Israeli authorities are increasingly questioning incoming foreigners about their political views and denying entry to some. It's raised the question of whether the country is limiting free speech.

Botswana is home to the largest elephant population in the world. The country disarmed its anti-poaching unit in May.

Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh sought to portray the high court as nonpartisan. "The justices on the Supreme Court do not sit on opposite sides of an aisle," he said Tuesday.

Researchers found female vervet monkeys have closer social bonds, and if one of them finds a better way to get food, others pay attention. Male monkeys are less discriminating in whom they learn from.