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President Biden told Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta that the U.S. would donate 17 million COVID vaccine doses to the African Union. The U.S. is also working to boost production on the continent.

The world needs more COVID vaccines, so the U.S. is helping finance overseas plants

The Biden administration has been criticized for hoarding COVID vaccines when millions of people around the world are unvaccinated. Now they're looking at how to help finance plants overseas.

Control of Senate up for Grabs

The race to replace the late Paul Wellstone in Minnesota could determine which party controls the Senate. President Bush campaigned there Sunday. There are several other tight races around the country. NPR News reports.

Suspected Militants Killed in New Delhi Shootout

Indian police say they killed two Pakistani militants during a shootout in a New Delhi shopping mall. The two were suspected of belonging to a group opposed to India's presence in the disputed Kashmir region. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

Netanyahu Conditionally Accepts Foreign Minister Post

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he'll agree to become foreign minister in a right wing coalition government, but only if Prime Minister Ariel Sharon calls early elections. NPR News reports.

More than 100 of Mavis Gallant's short stories were published in <em>The New Yorker</em>.

Writer Mavis Gallant Portrayed 'Lost Souls' Of Post-WWII Europe

The New Yorker contributor moved to Paris during the reconstruction after World War II, and focused her short stories on often-overlooked European experiences. Gallant died Tuesday.

On his first birthday, Christopher Robin Milne — son of A.A. Milne — was given a teddy bear. That bear became the inspiration for the Winnie-the-Pooh tales, the first of which appeared in 1924. Father and son are pictured above in 1926.

Celebrate Winnie-The-Pooh's 90th With A Rare Recording (And Hunny)

A.A. Milne's beloved bear made his first appearance in a short poem titled "Teddy Bear" which was published in Punch magazine on Feb. 13, 1924. We'll listen back to a 1929 recording of Milne.

While traditional cholents feature meat and beans cooked for a whole day, some modern versions, like this one, use vegetable protein and a quick braise.

Cholent: The Original Slow-Cooked Dish

A stewed dish cooked very low and slow, cholent has roots in the Jewish Sabbath. This ancient stew directly inspired the Crock-Pot – and maybe the French cassoulet and Boston baked beans as well.

Hollywood Goes To War In 'Five Came Back'

Mark Harris' new book takes a look at five American directors who made films for the War Department during World War II — and how those films changed both their work and American cinema.

Former Secretary of State and Bloom Energy Board member Colin Powell speaks during a Bloom Energy product launch on February 24, 2010 at the eBay headquarters in San Jose, California.

Colin Powell, a former secretary of state, dies at 84

Powell's family said that he died of complications from COVID-19, although he was fully vaccinated. Powell was a former general turned statesman who served as secretary of state under George W. Bush.

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of Myanmar's armed forces and head of Myanmar's coup regime, attends the 9th Moscow Conference on International Security in Moscow, Russia, in June.

Myanmar will release 5,600 anti-regime prisoners

The move comes days after a regional bloc of nations snubbed the country's ruling junta, disinviting coup leader Min Aung Hlaing from an upcoming summit.

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