NPR’s Mary Louse Kelly talks with Kim Hyun-woo, who — until 2014 — held a senior post in North Korea’s Ministry of State Security in his first interview. Read More at NPR

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Puck media reporter Dylan Byers on the ousting of CNN CEO Chris Licht after barely one year. Read More at NPR

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sat down with All Things Considered’s Juana Summers to talk about the recent debt ceiling negotiations and what this says about the direction Congress is headed. (Image credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Read More at NPR

Ben Folds reflects on his songwriting process, injecting empathy into lyrics, and why he believes that “we don’t need any new albums.” Read More at NPR

As we head into summer, a lifeguard shortage is affecting public pools throughout the country. Read More at NPR

A Wolverine spotted recently seen in Sierra Nevada’s is only the second confirmed sighting of the creature in state in the last 100 years. They disappeared from California likely due to hunting. Read More at NPR

Thousands of people on Guam still don’t have power and electricity after being hit by Typhoon Mawar on May 24. The local government says it aims to change that soon. Read More at NPR

A good chunk of the United States is dealing with smoke following a series of wildfires in Canada. Winds have carried the smoke across the Northeast and parts of the Midwest. Read More at NPR

The International Olympic Committee has condemned the Indian police’s treatment of the countries’ top wrestlers, who accuse a ruling party lawmaker of sexual harassment. Read More at NPR

Journalist in Ukraine Olena Nikolova describes what it’s like in Kherson following flooding from a massive breach in the Kakhovka dam, which occurred upstream from the city. Read More at NPR