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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rukmini Callimachi, who covers terrorism for The New York Times, about the curious silence on the part of terrorist groups following the EgyptAir crash.

Trump and three of his children, Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka, are testifying before a New York judge. They are facing questions over fraudulent Trump Organization financial statements.

Prosecutors in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort wrapped up their case on Monday. There is no indication yet whether the defense will call any witnesses.

Parents of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students were at a news conference with Florida's governor on Wednesday to call for changes to the school board following last year's deadly shooting.

The Shanghai exchange is on a tear, but there could be trouble ahead for ill-informed investors. Analysts say the current upswing is driven by perceptions rather than fundamentals.

The American Bar Association ranks nominees to the federal bench, with low rankings making confirmation difficult. A new study finds that these rankings systematically underrate women and minorities.

Human Rights Watch is calling on Egypt's president to make public a report that documents police and military abuses against protesters from January 2011 to June 2012. Parts of the report have been leaked to a local newspaper Al Shorouk as well as the British publication The Guardian. In the leaked chapters there are descriptions of police violence and military torture of detainees. While a lot of this is already known about the police and military, the report was referred to the presidency in December and so far no action has been taken. The military this week defended itself, denying any wrongdoing and Egypt's president spoke in solidarity with them.

During the pandemic U.S. billionaires saw their wealth increase by more than $1 trillion. The majority of that increase is not taxed because their net worth is tied up in the stocks they own.

NPR's David Greene talks to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey about why she opposes the agreement with Purdue Pharma that settles the company's role in the opioid epidemic.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Clint Watts of the Foreign Policy Institute about how the Islamic State is using social media to gain power and attention.