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While there's no definitive word on who was responsible for the terror attacks in London, they resemble previous strikes by Al Qaeda: multiple, nearly simultaneous explosions, designed to maximize civilian deaths while damaging the economy.

As President Bush prepares to nominate a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, observers are predicting a battle among various groups on the political spectrum. Conflicts have followed several previous Supreme Court appointments.

Robert Siegel talks with Jessica Stern, a lecturer at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and author of Terror in the Name of God. They discuss Thursday's attacks in London and the suggestions that the attacks bear the hallmarks of terrorist group Al Qaeda.

British police said Friday that more than 50 people were killed in Thursday's rush-hour attacks in London. Police also confirmed that four bombs exploded -- three on underground trains and one on a double-decker bus. Nick Fielding, senior reporter for The Financial Times in London, talks about the reaction of Scotland Yard to the bombings.

For all the pain it causes, inflation makes old debts easier to pay off. A silver-lining for countries burdened by pandemic debt? Maybe. But if history is any guide, that shine may be short-lived.

Ukrainian forces are trying to push back Russian forces from Kharkiv, a city Russia has shelled since the beginning of the war.

Lebanon is holding parliamentary elections against the backdrop of a severe economic crisis. Here's a look at what's at stake for those in power and the candidates trying to replace them.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Downton Abbey executive producer Julian Fellowes about the latest chapter in the Crawley family's story, Downton Abbey: A New Era.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with journalists Paul Beban and Sarah Blaskey about their podcast Collapse: Disaster in Surfside, which looks at the deadly collapse of the Champlain Towers South in 2021.

Sanaz Toossi is having a moment – her first production ever, English, just won a Lucille Lortel award for outstanding new off-Broadway play, and Wish You Were Here opened last week.