We look at the case against multi-millionaire Gautam Adani who along with several other executives, faces allegations that he attempted to bribe Indian officials to secure solar power contracts.Af Jackie Northam

President-elect Trump plans to nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to be Treasury Secretary. He's been on of Trump's biggest cheerleaders in the financial world.Af Scott Horsley

The Trump administration nominee for secretary of defense calls women in combat roles a mistake. Critics fear it's yet another signal that policies that engage with a changing America could be on the chopping block.Af Steve Walsh

Comcast plans to shed its cable TV channels, including MSNBC. What are the fortunes these days of the liberal news channel?Af David Folkenflik

While swing states were going for Donald Trump, Wyoming was an already red state that saw its legislature move even further to the right — with the Freedom Caucus taking charge.Af Chris Clements

The seven states that share the Colorado River have a 2026 deadline for a new sharing agreement. The Biden administration this week encouraged them to hurry, in an apparent attempt to limit the incoming Trump administration's influence.Af Eric Whitney

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the NWSL championship, Geno Auriemma's record-breaking night and a now-rare event in the NFL: playing in the snow.Af Scott Simon

On Arizona's border with Mexico, we look at one of many majority Latino counties that swung dramatically toward Donald Trump this election.Af Eric Westervelt

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with paleoanthropologist, Donald Johanson, about the 50th anniversary of his biggest discovery, Lucy, an early human ancestor.Af Scott Simon

Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai took the stand this week. He faces charges in connection with the 2019 anti-government protests in the region. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with his son, Sebastien Lai.Af Scott Simon

We look at Matt Gaetz removing himself from his nomination as Attorney General as well as a few of the cabinet nominations that President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday night.Af Scott Simon

In 1944, as Allied troops celebrated D-Day victory, a French family experienced a trauma that would be felt for generations: a murder and sexual assault so traumatic they are only now coming to terms with it.Af Eleanor Beardsley

French families recall rapes committed by a handful of GIs after D-Day. A note to listeners that this piece mentions sexual assault.Af Eleanor Beardsley

Some of the lowest-paid essential workers during the pandemic also suffered the most trauma. Nursing aides have had trouble getting healthcare officials to pay attention to their plight.Af KUOW Staff

We look at the efforts to broker a ceasefire between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel. Fighting has escalated between the two, pushing the conflict deeper into Lebanon.Af Jane Arraf

Elk have made a comeback in part of the Appalachian mountains and they're attracting tourists during mating season.Af Roxy Todd

Federal data shows that rates of new sexually transmitted infections are slowing in the U.S. It's a rare sign of improvement that suggests prevention efforts are working.Af Will Stone

The Kansas City Chiefs are undefeated this season and looking to win another Super Bowl. The USA Wheelchair Football League championship game, that is, where the wheelchair Chiefs will meet the Chicago Bears wheelchair team, in what's described as "the most violent game on asphalt".Af Frank Morris

We look at what happened during the first week of the United Nation's annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.Af Jeff Brady

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Harvard professor Cass Sunstein about Ted Olson. The legal great, who argued 65 US Supreme Court cases, including the one that legalized gay marriage, died this week.Af Scott Simon

President-elect Trump assembled his national security team with a series of rapid-fire choices. There's a clear pattern: Most nominees are best known for their support of Trump rather than their national security experience.Af Greg Myre

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sahar Fetrat a researcher at Human Rights Watch, about the lives of women in Afghanistan now, as the Taliban continue to limit their presence in public life.Af Scott Simon

We look at some of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominations and how his choices might distinguish his second term from his first.Af Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media discuss a pair of undefeated runs in the NFL and NBA, plus the latest from the ATP Finals in Italy.Af Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with journalist Michael Lewis about the new season of his podcast "Against The Rules," which covers the rise of legal sports gambling.Af Scott Simon