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Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly faces charges of sexual abuse, trafficking and racketeering on Wednesday. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Jim DeRogatis and Dream Hampton, who covered the story.

The Taliban try to convince the world they've changed. For thousands trying to get out of Afghanistan, the focus is on the airport. Opening statements will begin in the criminal trial of R. Kelly.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Saad Omer, director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, about the Biden administration's expected announcement on COVID-19 booster shots.

The Taliban are back in power in Afghanistan. What does it mean for the Afghan people? In the 90s, when last they ruled, it was a brutal, utterly ruthless regime that terrorized its people.

This year, the NBA welcomed several elite prospects who skipped college to play for a new minor league team. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim about the team, Ignite.

The teenagers made headlines when they came to Washington in 2017 for an international competition. Today they face a uncertain future with the Taliban again in charge of their homeland.

When Sting and his wife Trudie Styler bought the centuries-old villa in Tuscany, the owner offered them some wine. They liked it and bought the vineyard too. But the wine wasn't a local vintage.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to a retired Afghan Air Force officer, identified only as Mohammed, about the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, and what life is like now for him and his family.

President Biden has resolutely defended his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. But Republicans and many Democrats have criticized the way the administration has withdrawn.

As with Finding Neverland and recent docs about Woody Allen and Britney Spears, Surviving R. Kelly played a critical role in exposing years of abuse — and producing a new must-watch genre.