Mary Louise Kelly

There has been nearly a week of protests in Israel following the death of six hostages held by Hamas. They're calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, bringing the remining hostages held in Gaza home. But so far, no deal has been reached. We talk about how Israelis view their prime minister with Anshel Pfeffer, correspondent for The Economist and author of a biography of Netanyahu.

In European Parliamentary elections, 27 countries went to the polls and handed right-wing parties big gains. And in a surprising move, the president of France dissolved the country's parliament and called elections for the summer. We'll hear analysis of what this means for Europe and reaction from stunned French voters.

Israel has expanded its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. This comes after an Israeli airstrike on Sunday near a displaced persons camp started a fire killing at least 45 people and injuring hundreds more. We hear details from our correspondent in Tel Aviv.

For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates

Stephen King is out with a new collection of short stories. As you might expect from the reigning King of Horror, some are terrifying. Some are creepy. Others are laugh-out-loud funny.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Stephen King about his new collections of short stories, You Like It Darker.

Brown pelicans are appearing on California's coastline. They are showing up emaciated, starving and weak. Dr. Elizabeth Wood of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center of Orange County explains.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dalibor Rohác of the American Enterprise Institute about the attempt to assassinate Slovakian PM Robert Fico and the broader political landscape in Europe.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael Tyler, Biden's reelection campaign communications director.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karissa Donkin of CBC Sports on the inaugural season of the Professional Women's Hockey League.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dennis Ross, longtime diplomat and Washington Institute for Near East Policy fellow, about how the U.S. has tried to use its leverage to affect Israeli actions.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic" about her latest cover story for the magazine, "The New Propaganda War."

Hamas put out a statement saying it agrees to a proposal put forward by international negotiators to halt the seven-month war with Israel. But we are still waiting on details about the agreement.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with student journalists at Emory University, University of Notre Dame and the University of Texas at Dallas about covering the pro-Palestine protests on their campuses.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Time national politics reporter Eric Cortell about his interview with Donald Trump about 2025 and what he would do if he won the presidency again.

After 18 years of service in the State Department, Hala Rharrit discusses her resignation with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with David Scheffer, former ambassador at large for war crimes, about the possibility of the ICC issuing arrest warrants for Israeli officials due to the war in Gaza.

As protests rise on college campuses around America, students reflect on the legacy of the campus activism of the late 1960s.

Taylor Swift's new album "The Tortured Poets Department" is out today. But there's more to Swift than just her music. NPR's All Things Considered examines her cultural impact.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Salman Rushdie about his new book, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder.

All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly talks with South Carolina Gamecocks' coach Dawn Staley about the state of women's basketball and her growing legacy as the new "standard" for coaching.