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President Obama Praises Tentative Iranian Nuclear Deal

In a Rose Garden statement, President Obama said the tentative deal is the beginning of a historic understanding. Negotiators announced Thursday that they've reached the outlines of a nuclear deal.

"Let Diplomacy Work" was spelled out near the Capitol by liberal, anti-war group MoveOn.org earlier this week.

How Congress Is Reacting To The Iran Framework

President Obama says he welcomes a "robust debate" on the Iran framework from Congress and the American people. He's already getting one.

President Obama walks back to the Oval Office on Thursday after speaking about the framework nuclear deal with Iran, which he described as "historic." Since the first days of his presidency, Obama has pursued a less hostile relationship with Iran despite critics who call the approach naive.

The Iranian Nuclear Talks: It Isn't Just About The Nukes

President Obama has sought a less hostile relationship with Iran. The nuclear framework agreement points to the possibility of broader cooperation that could reorder the Middle East.

Sen. Menendez Case Revolves Around Friendship With Florida Eye Doctor

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jay Weaver, a reporter for the Miami Herald, for a profile on Dr. Salomon Melgen, who is at the center of Sen. Robert Menendez's indictment on corruption charges.

A photo made available by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Anthony Ray Hinton. Hinton, who spent nearly 30 years on death row, will go free Friday, after prosecutors told a court that there is not enough evidence to link him to the 1985 murders he was convicted of committing.

Alabama Man To Be Released After Nearly 30 Years On Death Row

Anthony Ray Hinton was convicted in the 1985 murders of two fast-food employees based almost exclusively on ballistics evidence that has since been deemed unreliable.

The health workers of Sierra Leone — like Dr. Komba Songu M'Briwah (on the phone) — were dedicated to fighting Ebola. But they had a huge handicap. A government report reveals that some of the money allocated went to pay "ghost workers."

If You Know Where The Missing $6 Million Is, Please Tell Sierra Leone

Funds allocated to fight Ebola have vanished into thin air. That kind of funny money business happens all too often when disaster strikes and donations roll in.

March Employment Report Shows Growth — But Disappointing Numbers

Over the past year, the economy had added more than 200,000 jobs each month. That streak broke in the most recent report, as growth dipped to just 126,000 jobs — fewer than economists had anticipated.

The times, they may be changing — but the cast of AMC's <em>Mad Men</em> find it difficult to change with them.

The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same As 'Mad Men' Winds Down

AMC's award-winning drama Mad Men returns for its final season Sunday. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says these last seven installments explore how little people change, even in tumultuous times.

U.S. Ends Freeze On Military Aid To Egypt

Certain U.S. weapons stopped flowing to Egypt in 2013 when a democratically elected president was overthrown. Renee Montagne talks to the Tamara Cofman Wittes of the Brookings Institution.

Garissa University students comfort each other after they were rescued from Thursday's deadly attack.

Kenya Copes With Deadliest Attack Since 1998 Embassy Bombing

Students are debating whether to return to Garissa University College. A teachers union says the school should shut down.

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