NPR's Howard Berkes feels the thrill -- and agony -- of luge as he goes for a nearly 40-miles-per-hour slide at the Olympic track near Salt Lake City. Hear his tale on Morning Edition.
Iran opens select ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but most oil and gas tankers are stalled as regional attacks escalate, with Gulf countries facing daily missile and drone strikes.
NPR's Leila Fadel asks John Bolton, President Trump's former national security adviser and a long-time advocate of regime change in Iran, whether that goal is being met in the war.