Headlines on 2019-10-15

President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton reportedly was trying to caution others about Rudy Giuliani's efforts in Ukraine. Giuliani is Trump's personal attorney.

Spain's Supreme Court sent nine Catalan leaders to prison for up to 13 years for their role in a failed independence bid. The decision triggered protests that shut down the airport.

Harley-Davidson ceased production of its $30,000 LiveWire electric motorcycle. The company said that it has encountered a quality-control problem with the bike. The LiveWire is a highly touted new motorcycle that Harley hoped will attract new riders the brand. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Harley-Davidson Inc. said on Monday it has stopped production of its LiveWire electric motorcycle after discovering a glitch in the final quality checks. The problem is reportedly...

A little over a year ago, a grip of Democratic senators penned a letter to the Department of Justice with a simple request: review whether or not Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s personal Nosferatu-cum-lawyer, was in compliance with the DOJ’s Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The eighty-year-old statute, long dormant and nearly forgotten until Trump barreled into the presidency, had by this time tripped up Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chair, as well as Mike Flynn, Trump’s former...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen about the sanctions imposed on Turkey, and whether that will be enough to prevent it from continuing its military offensive in Syria.

NPR's Noel King talks to former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis about Turkey's turbulent relationship with its NATO allies.

Career diplomats are increasingly being subpoenaed by the House Committees leading an impeachment inquiry. They've raised concerns about President Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani's dealings.

Other first-time nominees include Dave Matthews Band, Soundgarden and The Doobie Brothers.

Twelve candidates will take the stage at 8 p.m. ET. Here is what to expect and how you can follow along.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Faysal Itani of the Atlantic Council, about the Syrian regime's new deal with the Kurds and what President Assad's goals are in this new shift of alliances in the region.

Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, revered experts on the Russian secret service, give the book a credibility most others on Russian clandestine operations lack — and they also change the optics.

There's not a ton of room to grow grapes in Bolivia; many of its vineyards are located in mile-high mountain valleys and foothills. The country's wine output may be small, but it's winning big awards.