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Some people may not be meant to drive, and Maritza Bell might be in that group. Danny Bell, her husband, and their daughter Sydia, went to a StoryCorps booth to remember Maritza's final lesson.

But they're discovering there's no single "women's bloc." Afghan women are focused on a host of issues, ranging from security to the economy. And some will still vote for whom they're told to vote.

Iraq's government has declared that its forces have liberated the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State militants after months of fighting. NPRs Jane Arraf is in Mosul near the al-Nuri mosque.

The leader of the notorious Zeta drug organization was apprehended Monday in an operation involving the Mexican military. The capture of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, 40, took place on a country road less than 20 miles south of the Texas border.

The Justice Department has accused executives at two of the world's biggest online poker companies of bank fraud. The government took over their accounts and disabled their websites. The case is shaking up the deck in the high stakes electronic gambling industry.

Russia's war in Ukraine is causing a shift in oil markets, creating new geopolitical alliances. Analysts say it's comparable to the 1970s Arab oil embargo. (Story aired on ATC on Feb. 28, 2023.)

In California, redistricting has given new hope to Democrat Christy Smith, who's lost to GOP Rep. Mike Garcia twice. Latino voters may be torn between a Latino Republican and a white Democrat.

The Biden administration says Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should be shielded from a lawsuit over his role in journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing, angering human rights activist.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch, sworn in on the day of Baltimore unrest, again confronts tension between minority communities and police. Lynch condemns recent police killings and calls on everyone — law enforcement and civilians — to come together to stop a recent spate of violence.

Special counsel Robert Mueller appears to be examining a mysterious 2017 meeting in the Seychelles, Paul Manafort pleads not guilty again, and witnesses appear before the grand jury.