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NPR's A Martínez checks back in with Mahbooba Seraj, founder of the Afghan Women's Network, about the mood in Afghanistan as the last of the U.S. troops left the country.

The vice president spoke at a news conference in Singapore alongside Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who offered the use of his country's air force to assist with evacuations.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with White House economic and national security advisor Daleep Singh about President Biden's goals for the G20 Rome summit as he faces economic and political challenges.

Hulu's Pam & Tommy tells how Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's sex tape became public. The limited series focuses on the men who made it happen more than the compelling woman at the heart of the story.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis about the mass shooting in Boulder on Monday.

This past week, a teenager in Texas sued MySpace.com -- the most popular online community for social networking. She filed the suit after someone she met through the Web site allegedly assaulted her sexually. Larry Schooler of member station KUT reports.

A measles outbreak in Boston is showing how the global economy opens opportunities for one of the world's most contagious viruses. Disease detectives say a computer programmer from India brought the virus to Boston's tallest office tower. The outbreak reveals that millions of Americans in their 30s and 40s are vulnerable to measles, even though they were vaccinated years ago.

Last winter, a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory began a Web log, or blog, for employees to post concerns and complaints about fixing problems at the government nuclear facility. But now, some members of Congress who've seen the blog see it as a reason to shut Los Alamos down.

The daughter of a Tamil revolutionary, Sri Lankan M.I.A. is now a rap sensation in England. The 28-year-old is known as much for her music as her life story. She combines the rhythms of global cultures with lyrics that some say incite revolution. Critic Oliver Wang reviews her CD Arular.

In Southern Sudan, tens of thousands of refugees are returning home after a 21-year civil war. Some were abducted by Arab militiamen and taken north, where they were often subjected to beatings, rape and other forms of torture.