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He was once a surgeon in the U.S. and became the Kurdish governor of the disputed Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Now he's been forced out as Kurds have lost territory to the central government.

We discuss sexual abuse in sports, new developments in state-sponsored Russian doping and the Boston Celtics' winning streak.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has relaunched its Farm and Rural Helpline to help farmers in the state deal with the uncertainties of a difficult profession. Meg Moynihan discusses details.

"What we're talking about is the new concept of so-called hybrid war, which a government wages but won't admit to," Gennady Gudkov, a retired KGB colonel, tells NPR. "It's extremely hard to prove."

Brett Talley, 36, a Harvard Law School graduate, has worked for numerous political campaigns and written partisan blog posts but has limited experience as a practicing attorney.

Anthony DeCurtis talks about his new biography of Lou Reed "deserved." Critic David Edelstein says Lady Bird is "packed with insight." Souza reflects on eight years (and 1.9 million photos) of Obama.

Pence, both the father and son of servicemen, delivered a speech that was by turns conventional and surprisingly personal.

Diana Nyad, the champion long-distance open water swimmer, opened up about her past as a victim of sexual assault. Her op-ed in the New York Times is yet another case of a woman speaking out about sexual violence and harassment.

The First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs will reopen to pay tribute to the victims of Sunday's massacre. "It is our hope that this will be healing for everyone," the associate pastor says.

Pittsburgh wants to become a model for cutting edge energy supply. Researchers in the city are planning a network of microgrids.