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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Victor "Gene" Renuart Jr., former commander of the U.S. Northern Command, about why he says the mission of the U.S. military is complemented by diplomatic and development aid.

She was found in her dorm at Stanford University last week. Her family says it was suicide. "She saw herself as a warrior, and it was do or die," her sister, Christine Catlin, tells NPR.

Blacks and Hispanics are exposed to higher levels of air pollution than whites, yet whites consume more of the goods and services that cause it, according to new research.

Christopher Hasson, the Coast Guard officer arrested because of a weapons stockpile and threatening, racist messages on his computer, was arraigned in U.S. District Court on Monday.

Indonesia's Komodo Island, a UNESCO heritage site famous for its giant lizards, is among the world's best dive sites. An increase in tourism is prompting concern for the island's ecosystem.

Steve Inskeep talks to Farah Pandith, former U.S. envoy to Muslim communities, about the fight against terrorism. Pandith is the author of How We Win.

David Greene talks to Victor Luckerson, staff writer with the sports and pop culture website The Ringer, about some great days on the Internet that brought people together.

Hungary's prime minister leads the nationalists who want immigrants out of Europe. His government lambasts European Union leaders even as the EU pays for schools, roads and even vanity projects.

Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's David Schaper and Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, about Boeing's 737 Max 8 which has been involved in two recent crashes.

Former Vice President Joe Biden addressed a friendly crowd of union firefighters as he appears on the verge of launching a campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.