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A new documentary shows how the CIA and Britain's MI6 engineered the forcible removal of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. The 1953 coup continues to rattle history to this day.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Richard Painter, a George W. Bush White House ethics lawyer, about ex-President Trump's use of lies about the 2020 election outcome to raise $250 million from supporters.

The anonymous donor said that while investigating the origins of their family's wealth, they discovered their great-grandfather had owned six enslaved people in Bourbon County, Ky.

Six months of war in Gaza have sent shock waves through the Arab world. Public anger is growing in Jordan and Lebanon, two countries that have peace treaties with Israel.

As the Men's Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament kick off tomorrow, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with TNT Sports sideline reporter and bracketology expert, Andy Katz.

A judge will sentence Guy Reffitt, the first Jan. 6 defendant to be convicted by a jury. The DOJ wants him to get 15 years, including an enhancement for terrorism; he's asking for two years.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks journalist Marcy Wheeler about developments in the investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and the different types of information coming out.

The new NPR podcast debuts Friday. It tells the story of Sergeant Josh Abate, who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 along with two of his fellow Marines.

The United Nations today sent its top humanitarian official, John Holmes, to Sri Lanka to push for more protection for civilians trapped in the island's war zone. The UN estimates nearly 6,500 civilians have been killed there in the last three months. The conventional war now appears to be in its final stages. But does that mean the island's civil conflict is finally at an end? NPR's South Asia Correspondent Philip Reeves reports.

Leila Fadel talks with filmmaker Robert Greene about his latest project, "Procession." It follows six men who suffered abuse from Catholic clergy. They scripted, acted and filmed their stories.