Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie is sentenced to 25 years in prison

Novelist Salman Rushdie promotes the German-language edition of his book Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder in Berlin on May 16, 2024. In the book, Rushdie confronts the 2022 attack that left him blind in one eye. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sean Gallup/Getty Images Hadi Matar, the man who severely injured novelist

With tears and defiance, Kim Kardashian faces the men accused of robbing her in Paris

Kim Kardashian waves as she arrives Tuesday to testify regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption toggle caption Aurelien Morissard/AP Defiant in diamonds, Kim Kardashian appeared in a Paris courtroom Tuesday to testify in the trial over the 2016 armed robbery that

Here are 5 takeaways from Trump’s first major foreign trip to the Middle East

President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump was greeted like royalty during his four-day trip to the Middle East. There were opulent palaces, fighter jet

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Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie is sentenced to 25 years in prison

Novelist Salman Rushdie promotes the German-language edition of his book Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder in Berlin on May 16, 2024. In the book, Rushdie confronts the 2022 attack that left him blind in one eye. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sean Gallup/Getty Images Hadi Matar, the man who severely injured novelist

With tears and defiance, Kim Kardashian faces the men accused of robbing her in Paris

Kim Kardashian waves as she arrives Tuesday to testify regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption toggle caption Aurelien Morissard/AP Defiant in diamonds, Kim Kardashian appeared in a Paris courtroom Tuesday to testify in the trial over the 2016 armed robbery that

Here are 5 takeaways from Trump’s first major foreign trip to the Middle East

President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump was greeted like royalty during his four-day trip to the Middle East. There were opulent palaces, fighter jet

Yuval Raphael, a Hamas attack survivor, is representing Israel at Eurovision

Israeli singer Yuval Raphael is representing Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest. She performs "New Day Will Rise" during a dress rehearsal for the second semifinal in Basel, Switzerland, on May 14. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — This week the Eurovision Song

Bikes and bakeries are back: War-torn Khartoum struggles to rebuild

Children selling a drink made from hibiscus flowers in Jebel Aulia, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Khartoum where the last battles over control of the capital city took place. The Sudanese government took the city back from rebel forces in March. Faiz Abubakr for NPR hide caption toggle caption Faiz Abubakr for NPR KHARTOUM

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Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie is sentenced to 25 years in prison

Novelist Salman Rushdie promotes the German-language edition of his book Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder in Berlin on May 16, 2024. In the book, Rushdie confronts the 2022 attack that left him blind in one eye. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sean Gallup/Getty Images Hadi Matar, the man who severely injured novelist

With tears and defiance, Kim Kardashian faces the men accused of robbing her in Paris

Kim Kardashian waves as she arrives Tuesday to testify regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption toggle caption Aurelien Morissard/AP Defiant in diamonds, Kim Kardashian appeared in a Paris courtroom Tuesday to testify in the trial over the 2016 armed robbery that

Here are 5 takeaways from Trump’s first major foreign trip to the Middle East

President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump was greeted like royalty during his four-day trip to the Middle East. There were opulent palaces, fighter jet

Yuval Raphael, a Hamas attack survivor, is representing Israel at Eurovision

Israeli singer Yuval Raphael is representing Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest. She performs "New Day Will Rise" during a dress rehearsal for the second semifinal in Basel, Switzerland, on May 14. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — This week the Eurovision Song

Bikes and bakeries are back: War-torn Khartoum struggles to rebuild

Children selling a drink made from hibiscus flowers in Jebel Aulia, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Khartoum where the last battles over control of the capital city took place. The Sudanese government took the city back from rebel forces in March. Faiz Abubakr for NPR hide caption toggle caption Faiz Abubakr for NPR KHARTOUM

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Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie is sentenced to 25 years in prison

Novelist Salman Rushdie promotes the German-language edition of his book Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder in Berlin on May 16, 2024. In the book, Rushdie confronts the 2022 attack that left him blind in one eye. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sean Gallup/Getty Images Hadi Matar, the man who severely injured novelist

With tears and defiance, Kim Kardashian faces the men accused of robbing her in Paris

Kim Kardashian waves as she arrives Tuesday to testify regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption toggle caption Aurelien Morissard/AP Defiant in diamonds, Kim Kardashian appeared in a Paris courtroom Tuesday to testify in the trial over the 2016 armed robbery that

Here are 5 takeaways from Trump’s first major foreign trip to the Middle East

President Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Saudi Royal Court on May 13 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump was greeted like royalty during his four-day trip to the Middle East. There were opulent palaces, fighter jet

Yuval Raphael, a Hamas attack survivor, is representing Israel at Eurovision

Israeli singer Yuval Raphael is representing Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest. She performs "New Day Will Rise" during a dress rehearsal for the second semifinal in Basel, Switzerland, on May 14. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — This week the Eurovision Song

Bikes and bakeries are back: War-torn Khartoum struggles to rebuild

Children selling a drink made from hibiscus flowers in Jebel Aulia, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Khartoum where the last battles over control of the capital city took place. The Sudanese government took the city back from rebel forces in March. Faiz Abubakr for NPR hide caption toggle caption Faiz Abubakr for NPR KHARTOUM