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Tens of thousands of Palestinians have left Gaza in the past year, as conditions there have worsened.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks about the Founding Fathers' preferred drinks with Derek Brown, the National Archives' Chief Spirits Advisor.

Japan resumed commercial whaling this week after a hiatus of more than thirty years. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with historian Kurkpatrick Dorsey about the diplomacy and economics of whaling in Japan.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California about 150 miles northeast of Los Angeles. It is the largest earthquake in two decades to hit the state.

Aden Batar directs a refugee resettlement program in Utah. It is the same organization that helped resettle his family 25 years ago, when they fled a harrowing civil war in Somalia.

Job growth rebounded strongly last month as employers added 224,000 jobs. That followed a disappointing May when employers added just 72,000 jobs.

The AP reports a man discovered a goldfinch on the ground. He wanted to take it to an animal shelter but had been drinking, so he called an Uber.

John and Phyllis Cook recently married. He is 100 and she is 102.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Elinor Raikes of the International Rescue Committee about the plight of migrants and refugees held in detention centers in Libya.

Seattle's progressive approach to prosecuting homeless people who commit serious crimes is creating a backlash. Many want more aggressive prosecutions of violent mentally ill people.