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These are women murdered by an intimate partner, a family member, a rapist, a stranger randomly assaulting females. Laws do not always offer protection and justice. What needs to be done?

It’s Carnival time on Louisiana Eats ! On this week’s show, we take to the streets with a distinctive krewe of food lovers. We begin with author and...

Acclaimed film writer-director Richard Curtis has lured a superstar cast — including Queen Bee and Stephen Colbert — for a free Central Park concert to get people excited about fixing the world.

The United Nations security council will meet to discuss a dire human rights crisis situation.

The U.N. World Food Program plans to cut its staff by a third. Donations from Europe and Britain have flagged, and cuts by the Trump administration forced the humanitarian organization to downsize.

The new rollout of Israel's U.S.-backed food distribution plan has been greatly flawed and stirring chaos and desperation in Gaza.

Briefing the U.N. Security Council on weapons inspections in Iraq, chief inspector Hans Blix says he's found no "smoking gun" in Iraq. But Blix and other inspectors say Iraq's weapons declaration leaves many questions unanswered. Linda Fasulo reports.

John Bolton, President Bush's nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations, pledges to build a more robust world body. He is expected to face tough questioning during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Monday. Democrats hope to block the nomination of the blunt U.N. critic.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear an update on laws governing short-term rentals in New Orleans. We also hear about the findings from a recent quality of life survey in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes. Plus, we speak to the Baton Rouge teacher who recently won big on Wheel of Fortune.

At the end of a year in which pop songs were a constant, provocative part of the national conversation, NPR Music critic Ann Powers sifts through the 100 most popular songs of the year to highlight 10 pure pop pleasures worth remembering.