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Iranian Oil Tanker Leaves Gibraltar, Despite U.S. Efforts To Keep It Detained

By Gabriela Saldivia • 6 hours ago

An Iranian oil tanker that's been at the center of a diplomatic drama between the United States and Iran is back on the move six weeks after being seized off the coast of Gibraltar.

The Grace 1 was seized by British authorities in July at the request of the U.S. due to suspicions that it was bringing oil to Syria in violation of European Union sanctions.

Law Professor On California's New Police Use-Of-Force Law

By editor • 7 hours ago

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Now we want to talk about social media influencers. You've probably heard a lot about them. Some are household names, like the Kardashians, and some are famous within certain worlds, like Logan Paul or the makeup artist James Charles. And you might have wondered, what exactly do they do? And why does anybody want to be one?

Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Says Trade War Steeped In 'Emotion And Antagonism'

By editor • 7 hours ago

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Now we want to talk about social media influencers. You've probably heard a lot about them. Some are household names, like the Kardashians, and some are famous within certain worlds, like Logan Paul or the makeup artist James Charles. And you might have wondered, what exactly do they do? And why does anybody want to be one?

The U.S.-China Trade War's Blow To American Business Owners

By editor • 7 hours ago

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Now we want to talk about social media influencers. You've probably heard a lot about them. Some are household names, like the Kardashians, and some are famous within certain worlds, like Logan Paul or the makeup artist James Charles. And you might have wondered, what exactly do they do? And why does anybody want to be one?

At G7 Meeting, Western Divisions On Display

By Frank Langfitt • 7 hours ago

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Now we want to talk about social media influencers. You've probably heard a lot about them. Some are household names, like the Kardashians, and some are famous within certain worlds, like Logan Paul or the makeup artist James Charles. And you might have wondered, what exactly do they do? And why does anybody want to be one?

Tope Folarin Was 'A Particular Kind Of Black Man' — So He Wrote A Book About It

By Michel Martin • 7 hours ago

When Tope Folarin sat down to write what would become his debut novel, he began by modeling its protagonist, Tunde, after his own life. Soon Tunde took on a life of his own.

"When writers used to talk about this, I thought it was mystical mumbo-jumbo — when they talk about characters doing their own thing," Folarin says an in interview. "That began to happen to me. And so I said: Well, this feels like a Tunde, and Tunde started doing all kinds of things that I didn't do and I wouldn't do. And so it kind of developed as a novel."

Movie: 'Jawline'

By editor • 7 hours ago

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Now we want to talk about social media influencers. You've probably heard a lot about them. Some are household names, like the Kardashians, and some are famous within certain worlds, like Logan Paul or the makeup artist James Charles. And you might have wondered, what exactly do they do? And why does anybody want to be one?

Movie: 'Hair Love'

By editor • 7 hours ago

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Now we want to talk about social media influencers. You've probably heard a lot about them. Some are household names, like the Kardashians, and some are famous within certain worlds, like Logan Paul or the makeup artist James Charles. And you might have wondered, what exactly do they do? And why does anybody want to be one?

Amid Mixed Messaging, Brazil's Bolsonaro Sends Troops To Fight Amazon Fires

By Philip Reeves • 7 hours ago

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Now we want to talk about social media influencers. You've probably heard a lot about them. Some are household names, like the Kardashians, and some are famous within certain worlds, like Logan Paul or the makeup artist James Charles. And you might have wondered, what exactly do they do? And why does anybody want to be one?

Iran Under Sanctions: A Scramble For Cancer Care And Blame To Go Around

By Arezou Rezvani, Steve Inskeep, Tori Whitley & Merrit Kennedy • 10 hours ago

At a cancer treatment center in Iran's capital of Tehran, a doctor's fight to treat her cancer patients has become harder. As U.S. sanctions sink in, the flow of medicine and medical supplies in Iran appears to have slowed — and the reasons are difficult to pin down.

Dr. Mastaneh Sanei, an oncologist at the Roshana Cancer Center, says she's treating patients without the benefits of consistently functioning equipment and a reliable supply of drugs.

With the right treatment, she says, "you may not cure these patients, but they have the chance to prolong survival."