Leila Fadel
Stories
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Sports
Phil Mickelson skips PGA championship after he made controversial comments
Golf's PGA Championship gets underway Thursday in Tula, Okla., but defending champ Phil Mickelson won't be there after he made inflammatory comments about a new Saudi-backed golf tour.
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Politics
5 states went to the polls Tuesday to pick candidates in primary elections
A key U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania is too close to call. North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a freshman Republican who's been beset by scandal, has been ousted in a heated primary.
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Health
An upcoming Supreme Court ruling may disproportionately impact on people of color
If the Supreme Court over turns Roe versus Wade, it would trigger abortion bans and restrictions in 26 states. But the ruling will most impact poor people and communities of color.
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World
EU proposes a ban on Russian oil imports
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Ben Cahill at the Center for Strategic and International Studies about a European Union proposal to phase out imports of Russian oil and refined products.
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Music
Talib Kweli on Black Star's return: 'We stand tall on the shoulders of our ancestors'
Talib Kweli discusses the return of Black Star after 24 years, including a return to some of the duo's foundational themes — black excellence, unity, Pan-Africanism and the raising of consciousness.
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Europe
Pentagon says Russia is still laying the groundwork for offensive in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine's president says the long awaited Russian offensive in the east of the east has begun. After Ukraine's surprising resilience in the north, this next phase of the fighting is seen as critical.
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Europe
Russia's war will be led by a general with a reputation for attacking civilians
Russia put a new commanding general in charge of operations in Ukraine. The move comes after several top Russian military leaders died during the invasion which has taken longer than Russia expected.
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Europe
Russian missile hits a train station in Kramatorsk, Ukrainian government says
In the eastern region of Ukraine, authorities say dozens of civilians were killed when a missile hit a train station. Ukrainian officials say the station was full of people trying to evacuate.
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Europe
Project Dynamo helped to extract Americans who were trapped near Kyiv
When Russian forces took over neighborhoods in Ukraine, it was difficult to evacuate people. Project Dynamo helps get people out.
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Europe
The Russia-Ukraine war is the focus of NATO foreign ministers' meeting
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is attending the meeting in Brussels. The U.S. and Europe are imposing new sanctions on Russia and promising to speed up deliveries of weapons to Ukraine.