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Israeli soldiers search Arab prisoners as Israeli forces take over the Old City in East Jerusalem on June 8, 1967, during the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War. Just 11 days after the war ended, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson offered the first of many peace proposals by U.S. presidents over the past half-century.

50 Years On, U.S. Presidents Still Seek Elusive Peace To A 6-Day War

With Arab armies massed on its frontiers, Israel unleashed a lightning strike on June 5, 1967. Donald Trump is now the 10th president seeking a lasting solution to that brief war.

Ina Jaffe

Ina Jaffe is a veteran NPR correspondent covering the aging of America. Her stories on Morning Edition and All Things Considered have focused on older adults' involvement in politics and elections, dating and divorce, work and retirement, fashion and sports, as well as issues affecting long term care and end of life choices. In 2015, she was named one of the nation's top "Influencers in Aging" by PBS publication Next Avenue, which wrote "Jaffe has reinvented reporting on aging."

Elin, who immigrated seeking asylum from Nicaragua, is currently awaiting his final asylum hearing in San Francisco, and now will likely need to navigate the challenge of transport to the court in Concord, Calif., which is hours away from his home in San Francisco.

San Francisco immigration court shuts down, striking at heart of historic advocacy

The main San Francisco court was one of the busiest in the country, hearing thousands of cases a year. It was also one of the courts most likely to grant an immigrants' asylum application.

Then-President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from the Ellipse, near the White House, on Jan. 6 ahead of that day's insurrection at the Capitol. His comments are a key part of the impeachment trial against him.

Read Trump's Jan. 6 Speech, A Key Part Of Impeachment Trial

The former president's remarks are being used by Democrats hoping to convict him for incitement of insurrection — and are being defended by his lawyers in the Senate proceedings.

N.C. Republican Calls On Lawmakers To Repeal Bathroom Law

Earlier this week, the NCAA and ACC decided to pull their conferences out of North Carolina, citing the controversial bathroom bill as the reason for their decision. North Carolina State Sen. Tamara Barringer is a Republican who voted for the bill in March, but has since called on lawmakers to repeal the bill. She is one of two Republican senators in the state to do so. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Barringer about why she made that decision.

Officer William Porter, right, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, arrives at a courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his trial, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, in Baltimore Md. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Hung Jury In 1st Officer's Trial In Freddie Gray Case

A judge declared a hung jury after the panel couldn't reach a decision in the manslaughter trial of a Baltimore police officer.

Perspective: Go Beyond The College Tour

Once a decision is made to attend college, then subsequent choices await. My daughter receives stacks of letters from colleges trying to entice her. Most…

Shakira poses for photographers at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, in southern France, on May 25. A Spanish judge on Tuesday approved a trial for the Colombian pop singer on charges of tax fraud.

Shakira will face a tax-fraud trial in Spain

A judge approved a trial for the Colombian pop singer, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and rejected a deal with authorities.

Perspective: Fallen Oak

Stand back, Chris Fink has a chainsaw and a neighbor in need.

Court Ruling May Not Be Last Word on Musharraf

President Gen. Pervez Musharraf won Saturday's election handily, though a pending Supreme Court decision could rule him ineligible. That ruling won't occur until Oct. 17 at the earliest, but Pakistan residents seem relatively indifferent to the outcome.

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