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Scott Simon speaks with Jeanne Gang, the architect behind the St. Regis Chicago. The 101-story skyscraper is the world's tallest structure designed by a woman.

As Colonial Pipeline continues cleaning up a massive 2020 gasoline spill north of Charlotte, the company is asking state regulators for permission to release treated wastewater into a local creek.

The story of Amiry, the serval found in a tree, happened in January, but was only made public recently. He's been doing well at the Cincinnati Zoo, which reportedly hopes to make him a cat ambassador.

Declaring a public health emergency can free up resources to help the administration respond to the monkeypox outbreak. So far more than 6,000 people in the U.S. have been infected.

Daria Dugina was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser in the outskirts of Moscow when the blast happened. Several of her father's allies say he was the likely target.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former ambassador J. Peter Pham about how the U.S. has imposed its first sanctions related to the conflict in Sudan after ceasefire efforts collapsed.

The country is considering putting speed limits on its highway network — and the move is leading to some soul searching.

China's leader Xi Jinping is in Moscow this week on a highly watched state visit.

Authorities already had planned to highlight the attacks — then came word of yet another shooting with a political target.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy about his five decades in the U.S. Senate as he prepares to retire.