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NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports on today's visit to Washington, D.C., by Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. Peres will meet with President Bush to discuss a ceasefire initiative in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The proposal was the genesis of talks with Egypt and Jordan who are looking to help end the nearly eight months of violence in Israel.

Commentator Frank Deford looks forward to next year's NBA rules changes that would allow use of the zone defense in pro basketball. He also advises Michael Jordan not to return as a player with the Washington Wizards and proposes his ideal American basketball team for the 2004 Olympics.

The duo mixes raw emotion and the beautifully blended vocals of Jordan Meredith and Louis Johnson.

The Susie Arioli band, out of Quebec, has just released its third jazz-swing album, That's for Me. NPR's Susan Stamberg speaks with vocalist Arioli and guitarist Jordan Officer about their music, inspiration and collaboration.

At a recent game, a University of Iowa player was poised to break a school record of 34 consecutive free throws. But he missed, on purpose, to honor the player who held the record.

The bittersweet first single from Snail Mail's debut album, Lush, exudes the confidence of an artist coming into her own right in front of us.

The Trump administration is considering listing the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. It's banned in some countries but considered a mainstream political group elsewhere in the Mideast.

At least 35 people were killed and dozens more injured in an Israeli airstrike on an encampment in Rafah. As bird flu spreads among dairy cattle herds, raw milk is undergoing renewed scrutiny.

The fighting in Syria has created tens of thousands of refugees seeking shelter in neighboring Jordan. Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Deborah Amos about a refugee camp in northern Jordan that has quickly become the second largest such camp in the world. Then we hear voices from a small town in southern Lebanon, where recently arrived Syrian refugees now outnumber the Lebanese residents.

A blast at a Gaza hospital killed hundreds of people, and impacted President Biden's trip to Jordan. The bombing of the hospital sparked protests across the Middle East.