US military completes transfer of 5,700 IS detainees from Syria to Iraq

CENTCOM said that the transfer that began on Jan. 21 saw U.S. forces transporting more than 5,700 adult male IS suspects from detention facilities in Syria to Iraqi custody. The prisoners were ...
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New book details how Hannibal Lecter went from character to franchise

He will have you for dinner: what is it about an unapologetic cannibal that so captured readers and audiences? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Brian Raftery about his new book, "Hannibal Lecter: A Life." ...
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In Kenan Orhan's debut novel 'The Renovation,' a hole in the bathroom tears open time and space

A woman's bathroom renovation becomes a Turkish prison cell. Kenan Orhan talks with NPR's Scott Simon about his debut novel, "The Renovation." ...
Boise State Public Radio

Saturday sports: Olympics round-up, NBA All-Star weekend, 'The Dugout' at the Art Institute

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Michele Steele talk Winter Olympics and the NBA All-Star games.
Boise State Public Radio

Congressional Democrats leverage DHS funding vote to push for immigration enforcement reform

NPR's Scott Simon asks Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, a democrat, for his views on the conduct of and funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
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Week in politics: Rubio's speech, DHS funding, Epstein hearing, Republicans block tariffs

Secretary of State Marco Rubio seeks to reassure European allies and a partial government shutdown hits the Department of Homeland Security.