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The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language.

The height of the AIDS epidemic hit Cambodia in the late 90s. More than 180,000 people were infected. A full-on government effort to find at-risk populations and distribute medication has gotten the spread under control.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mona Yacoubian, director of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, on President Trump's pattern with threatening strikes on Iran.

Historian Micki McElya revisits one September afternoon in 1968, Atlantic City, when the Miss America pageant collided with a changing country. Her new book is Liberation Summer.

For years, many Cubans hoping to leave the island looked to the United States. Now, with legal pathways largely closed, a growing number are heading to Brazil instead.

Las Vegas ranks among the top cities for restaurant closures, Nevada State expands direct admissions, and Nevada faces deeper Colorado River cuts.

They are the first reported deaths linked to a massive outbreak of the intestinal illness that began in May.

It's back-to-school season! Join Desert Companion's contributors as they parse CCSD's falling enrollment rates, highlight efforts to get more Indigenous students into higher education programs, explore the appeal behind the expanding homeschool movement, and ask what Las Vegas loses as the city's two newspapers of record part ways. Then, meet the local advocates attempting to stem the problem of substance use among Las Vegas' growing unhoused population. Plus: Find your next provider among the nearly 500 practitioners who made 2026's Top Doctors and Dentists list.

What do Israelis think about criticism from a top ally?

A 10-part HBO Max spin-off to The Big Bang Theory expands on that long-running sitcom by following a quartet of its characters. Every episode offers a new multiverse — and surprising cameos.