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An official briefed on Israel’s strategy for the talks described Tuesday’s meeting as “preparatory” and aimed at laying out a framework for future negotiations.

No one was injured at Altman’s home or the company offices, authorities said.

There’s keeping a low profile and then there’s author James Wolff. Not his real name. It’s a pseudonym. James Wolff had a career as a British intelligence officer. Now, he writes about them. His latest espionage novel is called Spies and Other Gods and it’s chock full of spies, people pretending to be spies, secret operations and deceit. Host Mary Louise Kelly spoke with James Wolff about writing fiction as an ex-spy and when the truth can be stranger — and more tangled — than fiction. Email the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.orgNPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at plus.npr.org.

In the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein that the newspaper said bore Trump’s signature, was published with the intent to be malicious.

The U.S. Central Command said the blockade would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations” from 10 a.m. EDT, following the breakdown of talks after 21 hours of negotiations.

As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble.

Federal regulators want airlines to cut the number of flights at O’Hare Airport in Chicago this summer. It’s an unusual move, sparked by a turf war between two major airlines with hubs at the airport.

The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

Fans across the country tuned in to see the Artemis II crew make their splashy return to Earth.

The four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down on Earth, after a successful visit to the moon.

The first lady made a public statement on Thursday saying she was not friends with Epstein, and calling for further action in Congress. Survivors of the late sex offender’s abuse differ on her proposal.

Officials in Minnesota have sued the Trump administration, saying federal officials are withholding evidence in the killings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by immigration agents in Minneapolis, as well as the non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan man.

Over the past year, the vast majority of new jobs have gone to women. One economist says to help men find work, we need to embrace ways to “make girly jobs appeal to manly men.”

The rapper and producer helped script hip-hop and electronic music’s blueprint with songs like “Planet Rock” and “Looking for the Perfect Beat.”

If you keep up with secret identities, you’ll get at least one question right this week!

Since Trump began his second term, his administration’s use of the armed forces has left a growing number in the military unsettled, according to NPR interviews with service members and advocates.

Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket after the latest instance where groups of anonymous traders made strategic, well-timed bets on a major geopolitical event hours before it occurred.

The Board of Immigration Appeals has denied Mahmoud Khalil’s latest attempt to dismiss his deportation case. This decision brings the Palestinian activist one step closer to possible expulsion.

Israel’s prime minister said his government would begin talks with Lebanon but vowed to continue attacks against the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, despite a fragile Iran ceasefire.

At the 11th-hour, with President Trump’s self-imposed deadline looming, the United States and Iran entered into a truce. Will it hold? Is the war over? What’s the way ahead?Host Mary Louise Kelly, NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR International Correspondent Daniel Estrin walk through where things stand from the point of view of each of the major stakeholders: the United States, Israel, Lebanon and Iran. Email the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.orgNPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at plus.npr.org.