Kristen Wright

The U.S.

and Iran are preparing for high-level talks expected to start in Pakistan tomorrow.

A two-week ceasefire reached earlier this week has been fragile with Israeli strikes in Lebanon continuing.

And today, Kuwait accuses Iran of launching drone attacks despite the ceasefire.

Vice President Vance is traveling to Islamabad to lead the U.S.

delegation.

War between the U.S., Israel, and Iran has been going on for more than five weeks.

NPR's Dee Parvaz went to the border of Turkey and Iran to hear what Iranians have to say about the ceasefire.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin delivered the keynote speech at a conference for those who say climate change is not a problem.

He championed the Trump administration's efforts to roll back climate policies, as NPR's Lauren Sommer reports.

Researchers say climate change has pushed a beloved species toward extinction.

The emperor penguin is now listed as endangered.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature made the declaration.

Emperor penguins in Antarctica rely on sea ice for many purposes, but it is melting rapidly.

The Antarctic fur seal was also moved to the endangered category.

The four Artemis II astronauts are on track to return home tonight after a 10-day mission around the moon and back.

Splashdown in the Pacific off Southern California is scheduled for 8.07 p.m.

Eastern time.

The crew ventured to the far side of the moon, traveling deeper into space than any humans had before.

Pilot Victor Glover says the mission sets the stage for future exploration.