NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Barry Rosen, one of the 52 Americans held in Iran during the hostage crisis from 1979 to 1981, on President Jimmy Carter's quest to bring about their safe release.

Email us at [email protected]. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When Syria's dictatorship fell in early December, a celebration broke out nearly 6,000 miles away in Toledo, Ohio. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED ...

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NPR's Emily Feng is covering this from Tel Aviv. Hi, there. EMILY FENG, BYLINE: Hey, Ari. SHAPIRO: What more can you tell us about what's happening at this hospital today? FENG: Well, this ...

Hospital officials deny that. NPR's Emily Feng is covering this from Tel Aviv. Hi, there. EMILY FENG, BYLINE: Hey, Ari. SHAPIRO: What more can you tell us about what's happening at this hospital today ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks about the Azerbaijan Airlines crash with The Ohio State University's Shawn Pruchnicki. He was trained in accident investigation at the National Transportation Safety Board.

Welcome. SHAWN PRUCHNICKI: Thank you. Thanks for having me. SHAPIRO: Based on your training, what are your initial thoughts about the crash? PRUCHNICKI: Well, I think we have a tremendous amount ...

NPR's Stephen Fowler is here to help explain the debate. Hi, Stephen. STEPHEN FOWLER, BYLINE: Hey, Ari. SHAPIRO: This is a famously slow news week, so why are we talking about immigration and high ...