NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, about the politics that influenced the timing of the ceasefire deal, and what the future holds for Gaza.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, about the politics that influenced the timing of the ceasefire deal, and what the future holds for Gaza.

Two NPR correspondents spoke with folks in different ... STEPHEN FOWLER, BYLINE: Hey, Ari. SHAPIRO: Set the scene for us. Where did you watch Trump swearing in? FOWLER: I was just a few miles ...

NPR's Debbie Elliott is in the middle of it and joins us from her home in Orange Beach, Alabama. Hi, Debbie. DEBBIE ELLIOTT, BYLINE: Hey, Ari. SHAPIRO: You got snow at the beach down there?

In Gaza, a ceasefire that started Sunday has given Palestinians a chance to return to homes that they fled months ago. NPR producer Anas Baba described this scene in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza ...

It's time for our science news roundup from Short Wave ... SHAPIRO: So this is going to sound like the setup to a joke, but how do you make better vegan cheese? BARBER: Science, Ari.

NPR political correspondent Sarah McCammon is here in the studio to explain. Hi, Sarah. SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE: Hi there. SHAPIRO ... MCCAMMON: And Ari, advocates also worry about the impact ...

So help me God. Congratulations Mr. President. In a statement Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro congratulated President Donald Trump on his inauguration while saying political focus must be ...

College enrollment in the U.S. rose for the first time last fall to surpass pre-pandemic levels, new figures out today show. Across undergraduate and graduate programs, total enrollment rose 4.5 ...

The growth among freshmen "is driven by older first-year students, as 18-year-olds are still below their 2019 numbers," Doug Shapiro, the center's executive director, said in a statement.