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Yasser Arafat, who for four decades symbolized the struggle for a Palestinian homeland, has died in a hospital near Paris. The Palestinian leader was 75.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett says he will step down, bringing Israel to its fifth round of elections in just over three years. It comes as former leader Benjamin Netanyahu tries to return to power.

President Biden gives the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation's highest civilian honor — to a group of 17 people who in large part sum up his political brand.

Fred Gilliam and Jerry Harris remember Vivien Thomas, who in the '60s ran a research lab at Johns Hopkins Hospital, helping invent surgical techniques — even though he didn't have a medical degree.

The win marks Djokovic's 21st Grand Slam title overall, putting him one behind record-holder Rafael Nadal.

Fossil hunters in Africa have discovered human bones dating back 160,000 years. Paleontologists say the find adds detail to a crucial period in human evolution, and confirms the hypothesis that modern humans evolved in Africa. NPR' s Christopher Joyce reports.

In an interview with NPR, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the top U.S. diplomat, warns of the further devastation of Ukrainian cities.

The Transformations Suite is Samora Pinderhughes' ambitious new work combining music, words and visuals — inspired by African-American resistance and protest movements.

The Diocese of Camden agreed to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 alleged victims in one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic Church in the United States.

Two-year-old Patron works with rescuers in the northern city of Chernihiv, where he sniffs out Russian bombs (in addition to warming laps, nipping sleeves and generally being a good boy).