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President Biden gave the order last week to send U.S. troops into Afghanistan as it became clear the Taliban were overrunning Afghan government forces on their way to taking the capital of Kabul.

Amy Walters is a producer for NPR based at NPR West in Los Angeles.

Photographer Swoan Parker toured Haiti's National Palace, which was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake. "For many people, it stands for Haiti's pride," she says. "This is a symbol for many people, so they consider it a great sense of loss."

Kathy Sullivan traveled to Challenger Deep, nearly 7 miles beneath the surface of the South Pacific. Already an accomplished astronaut, Sullivan made history with her trip to the site.

A terrorist attack on the Indonesian island of Bali kills at least 25 people. The blasts hit almost three years to the day after bombs killed more than 200 people in Bali. Indonesia's president had recently warned of a looming threat.

Indonesia's Komodo Island, a UNESCO heritage site famous for its giant lizards, is among the world's best dive sites. An increase in tourism is prompting concern for the island's ecosystem.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Margaret Sullivan of The Washington Post about the media's role in covering President Trump and Russia.

Reporter Rebecca Hersher spent 10 weeks in Greenland this winter trying to understand why the country has the highest known suicide rate. She tells Rachel Martin it's not because of the dark and cold.

Bill reads three news-related limericks...Om Delivery, Selfie Improvement; Dawdling Dino

“The Dutch House” art exhibition closes January 5th. Philadelphia-based artist Becky Suss’ inspiration for the works in this show was American author Ann Patchett’s 2019 novel of the same name.