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US President Barack Obama speaks at a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative town hall event in Ho Chi Minh City on May 25, 2016.
Obama fielded questions on May 25 on everything from rap and weed smoking to leadership and his good looks at a lively town hall-style meeting with young Vietnamese, who say the US leader is a far cry from their staid Communist rulers. (CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP/Getty Images)

What Foreign Policy Challenges Will The Next President Face?

President Obama came into office promising to end wars, but he'll leave the White House with thousands of American troops still on the ground.

Extraterrestrial Highway, or SR 375 in Nevada, just east of Area 51.

Why We Love Aliens

We love aliens because they are a reflection of who we are, representing both the worst and the best in humanity, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (right), along with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (left), speak to reporters in London on May 12. They tried to assure European banks they won't be penalized for conducting legitimate business with Iran. Critics say it should not be up to the U.S. to encourage investment in Iran.

John Kerry's Awkward Push For Investment In Iran

The secretary of state negotiated the nuclear deal and wants it to work. He recently went to Europe to encourage banks there to invest in Iran.

TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger prepares to testify during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers sought answers as to why long security lines persist at airports around the country.

TSA Hopes To Speed Up Screening Lines This Summer, Administrator Tells Congress

But the agency projects that its checkpoints will screen 100 million more people in 2016 than it did in 2013 — even as its workforce has been reduced by 12 percent over that same time period.

ExxonMobil Chairman Rex Tillerson, shown here in 2015, urged shareholders to reject the resolutions, arguing that not enough is known about the impact of climate change.

Exxon Mobil, Chevron Shareholders Reject Resolutions Aimed At Battling Climate Change

But shareholders at Exxon Mobil approved one resolution that could make it easier to one day nominate an environmentalist to the board.

When Cars Collide, Safety Advocates Say It's No 'Accident'

The New York Times reported this week on the movement to get people to stop using the word "accident" when describing auto incidents and instead use the word "crash," as a way to hold people responsible for their actions. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Peter Norton, a historian of engineering and society, about how the word "accident" came to be used by the manufacturing and auto industries.

Oil Refinery Strikes Spark Gas Shortages In France

Strikes are a part of life in France, and people take it in stride. But every once in a while, things get out of hand, and the escalating conflict over the government's changes to labor laws seems to fit that mould.

Aid Groups In Ethiopia Reshape Approach In New Era Of Climate Change

Ethiopia has long been associated with extreme drought that leaves millions in need of food. That's still the case, as the Horn of Africa suffers its worst drought in 50 years. But experts say that is exactly why the world needs to rethink its approach to aid in the age of climate change.

GOP Congressman Suggests Private Approach To Airline Security

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rep. Darrell Issa of California about why he believes privatizing airport screening would be better for safety and speeding up security lines.

Stanton Gleave considers himself to be a dying breed in the rural West, where cattle and sheep ranching was once a primary focus of federal rangelands.

Even With Bundy Behind Bars, 'Range War' Lives On For Some Ranchers

Cliven Bundy and many of his militia followers are now in jail, but some Western ranchers vow to continue defying the federal government when it comes to cattle grazing on public lands.

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