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5 new mysteries and thrillers for the start of summer

These new releases might take you from Europe to Africa to the Middle East to Russia and the United States — without leaving your hammock.

A U-2 spy photo shows a medium-range ballistic missile base in San Cristobal, Cuba, with labels detailing various parts of the base in October 1962.

60 years after the Cuban missile crisis, Russia's threats reignite Cold War fears

Over 13 days beginning on Oct. 16, 1962, the U.S. and Soviet Union were at the brink of a nuclear conflict. But since the Cold War ended, some historical assumptions about the crisis have changed.

In structured literacy, students spend a lot of time learning how to break words down into bits of sound called phonemes.

A new way of teaching kids to read in Georgia

Georgia is changing the way students are taught to read. This year a new law requires schools to adopt what's known as Science of Reading and Structured Literacy.

Elizabeth Gilbert is delaying publication of <em>The Snow Forest</em>, a novel set in Russia, after receiving an outpouring of "anger, sorrow, disappointment and pain" from Ukrainian readers who object to releasing any work about Russia. Here, in this photo from September 2010, Gilbert arrives at the European premiere of the film <em>Eat, Pray, Love</em> in Leicester Square, London.

Elizabeth Gilbert halts release of a new book after outcry over its Russian setting

The Snow Forest by the author of Eat, Pray, Love was set to be released in February 2024, exactly two years after Russia invaded Ukraine. The backlash included hundreds of negative GoodReads reviews.

Lawsuits over big banks' role in Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking ring have now secured hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements. Here, a photo shows a Federal Bureau of Prisons page for Epstein, part of a trove of documents obtained by the Associated Press this month.

Epstein survivors secure a $290 million settlement with JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan agreed to the settlement on the same day a federal judge granted class-action status to the lawsuit, saying the number of plaintiffs involved could be "well over 100 people."

Donald Trump delivers remarks Saturday in Greensboro, N.C.

Trump is expected to appear in a Miami court on Tuesday. Here's what to expect

Former president Donald Trump is expected to appear in a Miami courthouse on Tuesday after the unsealing of a federal indictment laying out 37 charges against him. Here are five things to watch for.

Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton speaks to members of the media in Taipei in April.

Bolton, Trump's ex-national security adviser, calls for him to withdraw from the race

John Bolton says the indictment is a "potentially catastrophic turn of events" for Trump. He spoke to Morning Edition about the seriousness of the charges and the importance of accountability.

Vet the Vote is a national campaign to recruit military veterans and families to volunteer as poll workers.

Vetting the Vote: Military veterans volunteer as impartial poll workers

A group called Vet the Vote is encouraging military veterans to help with the critical shortage of election workers in an atmosphere filled with heated rhetoric and threats against poll workers.

Detroit may soon get an additional area code

The Michigan Public Service Commission said it's expecting to run out of unassigned 313 telephone numbers by the end of 2025.

Then-President Donald Trump speaks to supporters near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021. Hundreds of Trump supporters later stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the certification of President Biden's victory.

Trump 'likely' committed crime trying to stay in power, judge says in records dispute

A judge ordered lawyer and Trump ally John Eastman to give records to Congress' Jan. 6 committee, saying that Trump and Eastman's plan amounted to a "coup in search of legal theory" on Jan. 6.

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