Headlines on 2019-07-31

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced it's sanctioning Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. Zarif, who was educated in the US, is considered to be one of the more moderate members of the Iranian government and this could open the door for hardliners to gain more influence.  Amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran, this move likely makes the prospect of a peaceful resolution far less likely. Zarif spearheaded the negotiations with the Obama administration on the 2015 nuclear...

Voters outside Philadelphia react to President Trump's racially-charged tweets about Baltimore. They're mixed on how seriously they should take the president's words.

SexTech startups Dame Products and Unbound protested outside of Facebook's New York office. The women's wellness companies say Facebook has not allowed them to run ads for their products on Facebook or Instagram.  The protest aligns with the launch of Dame and Unbound's joint website, Approved—Not Approved, which shows ads that have been approved or denied by Facebook, Instagram, and metro systems in New York and Boston. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. SexTech startups Dame...

Divisions among the 10 Democratic presidential candidates on stage Tuesday night were perhaps nowhere clearer than in their approaches to health care — and whether to pursue Medicare for All.

The candidates' preparation level was high for this event in part because the stakes have risen so far, so fast.

On its latest album, Bayti Fi Rasi, the trio tells a story of their relatives fleeing Yemen and arriving in Israel as part of Operation Magic Carpet in 1949.

Frontperson John Dyer Baizley and lead guitarist Gina Gleason perform as an acoustic duo for a Key Studio Session at WXPN Studios.

Set in an immigration detention center, the seventh season of the Netflix series continues to take the plight of poor and minority women seriously — and it does so with a surprising amount of humor.

A collection of glowing reviews, heartfelt remembrances, poems and tributes in celebration of the legacies of the eight women we're honoring in the third season of Turning the Tables.

If found guilty, the protesters reportedly could face up to 10 years in jail. Demonstrations began several weeks ago over an extradition bill and have grown to include other demands.

Steve Bannon says Boris Johnson has done a "terrific job." The new prime minister will provide "true leadership," according to Donald Trump's former chief strategist. Bannon — a controversial right-wing activist — told BBC Radio that Prime Minister Johnson should deliver a no-deal Brexit: "I've said from the beginning a no-deal, hard out, is the way to go." He also described an alliance between Johnson and Nigel Farage's Brexit Party as "natural." Anti-Brexit campaigners said a Bannon...

The Trump administration says it's trying to clear a path for Americans to import some prescription drugs from Canada. NPR's David Greene speaks with Phil Galewitz of Kaiser Health News.