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A slight increase in strength is forecast, but Hone was expected to remain just below hurricane strength at its peak Sunday through Monday, ...

After years of running the Beer Mile, the record holder considers stepping away

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Canadian runner Corey Bellemore about holding the world record for running the beer mile and why this year&#...

Week in politics: DNC in Chicago, RFK Jr. withdraws campaign

We review the eventful week in politics — the Democratic National Convention, the Trump campaign's counterprogramming, and RFK Jr. suspe...

A 2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols' death

Emmitt Martin is the second former officer to plead guilty in the killing that sparked outrage and renewed calls for police reform. Three fo...

Arbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision

A workers union threatened a strike at one of Canada’s two major railroads. A government-ordered arbitration hearing ended without a decisio...

Fluoride and IQ

A newly released report from the National Institutes of Health says fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is associated ...

Trump refines his message at a rally in Arizona

Trump speaks at his first rally since the Democratic convention, giving him a chance to refine his message now that Harris is the official n...

In accepting the presidential nomination, Harris promised to put country first

Vice President Kamala Harris gave the biggest speech of her political career Thursday night to cap off the Democratic National Convention in...

Can Alabama prosecute someone for helping people travel out of state for an abortion?

Abortion rights advocates and providers are suing Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, seeking to block him from prosecuting people who ...

Trump again distances himself from Project 2025

Earlier today at the Arizona-Mexico border, former President Donald Trump defended himself against a series of attacks Democrats have lobbed...

What to know about Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey ahead of her DNC speech

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, one of the first Democratic governors to suggest that President Joe Biden should end his reelection bid, wi...

Medicare negotiated lower prices on several drugs. What does that mean for patients?

For six of the 10 drugs that Medicare negotiated to lower prices, the net prices aren't any better than the ones insurers already get. B...

6 takeaways (so far) from the Democratic National Convention

As Democrats wrap their third night in Chicago, the Democratic National Convention continues its message of freedom and readies itself for i...

'Indicator from Planet Money': Big banks aren't interested in your savings account

Major banks are paying out more in interest on some deposits. The team at "The Indicator from Planet Money" digs into why big bank...

Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin call for Oct. 7 hostages to return home in remarks at the DNC

Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, took to the podium at the DNC cal...

Here's who might perform tonight at the DNC

We're still waiting on the official schedule to confirm, but here's who has been spotted at sound check in advance of the third nigh...

Jon Stewart and Daily Show at the DNC

Jon Stewart hosts a special live edition of 'The Daily Show' Thursday night from the Democratic National Convention. He says he'...

The DNC roll call featured a musical salute to each state. Here's what your state chose

Special tracks for each state and territory were played during Tuesday night's DNC roll call. But what song repped your state? We found ...

Women in Iran keep protesting strict Islamic dress code despite police crackdown

Female activists in Iran say they're undeterred as authorities continue fierce enforcement of female dress codes. http://dlvr.it/TCB3n8

Sen. Bob Menendez is set to resign after his bribery conviction. Here’s what’s next

The Democrat from New Jersey was convicted on bribery and other charges last month. Gov. Phil Murphy will appoint Menendez’s replacement ahe...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has a lot riding on the Democratic National Convention

A billionaire who backs progressive policies, Pritzker remarks tonight could enhance his national recognition and sharpen his critiques of T...

From vasectomies to abortion pills, Planned Parenthood sets up mobile clinic near DNC

Just a few miles from the site of the Democratic National Convention, a mobile health clinic opened its doors for patients seeking reproduct...

America’s first second gentleman gets his turn on center stage tonight

As Vice President Harris tries to become the first female president, her husband, Doug Emhoff would make history too — as the first, first g...

Hurricane Debby washed ashore $1 million worth of cocaine onto Florida beaches

The packages, which were discovered along two beaches in Florida, are reported to have weighed over 100 pounds in total with an estimated st...

Trump's counterprogramming plans during the DNC

Former President Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are barnstorming key swing states. Meanwhile, his surrogates are in Chicago meeting w...

Obama's campaign echoes as Milwaukee delegates go to the DNC

Milwaukee delegates head to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. This DNC is drawing comparisons to the campaign that launched Bar...

Trump will not cede the spotlight to Harris with a week of DNC counter programming

The former president will be traveling the country, focused on the issues that his campaign believe matter most to voters: the economy, crim...

This was supposed to be Biden's convention. Instead, tonight, he's the opening act

President Biden had made a career of digging in and proving the doubters wrong — until he finally met a political crisis he couldn’t ride ou...

Harris-Walz team campaigns in Pennsylvania in a lead-up to the convention

Vice President Harris, Gov. Walz and their spouses travel through Pennsylvania by bus on their way to the Democratic National Convention. NP...

Looking ahead to the DNC, the Harris-Walz campaign prepares for a defining moment

The state of the presidential race is a far cry from what it was just a few months ago. Vice President Kamala Harris's rise to the top o...

Harris and Walz campaign in Pennsylvania ahead of Democratic Convention

The state is a key battleground in the November election. http://dlvr.it/TC4VDz

A statue honoring John Lewis will replace a former Confederate monument in Georgia

The 16-foot-tall sculpture of the civil rights icon will be officially unveiled later this week. It replaces a 30-foot-tall obelisk erected ...

A dark musical comedy about witches has Ukraine enthralled. Here's why

Witches are having a moment in Ukraine. Now they have taken center stage in a dark musical comedy titled The Witch of Konotop, with performa...

Venezuelans around the world demonstrate to defend opposition’s victory claim

Venezuelans took to the streets of Tokyo, Sydney, Mexico City and other cities to defend the opposition's claim to victory over Presiden...

Body camera shows how a 911 call for medical help led to the killing of Victoria Lee

Her family said Victoria Lee, 25, from Fort Lee, N.J., was experiencing a mental health crisis when her brother called 911 for medical help....

Former Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty in fraud case, AP source says

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with...

OpenAI says Iranian group using ChatGPT tried to sow division ahead of U.S. election

OpenAI said it banned several ChatGPT accounts that generated fake online articles and comments, adding that the content gained little to no...

A new round of ceasefire talks come to a close as deaths in Gaza cross 40,000

With hopeful next steps to end the Gaza war in place, it crosses a grim milestone of 40,000 Palestinian deaths. A violent attack on a West B...

A look at Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's political aspirations ahead of Chicago DNC

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was passed over in the Harris campaign veepstakes. How has the billionaire navigated the party and what might he w...

Roger Fortson's family demands charges against sheriff's deputy who killed him

In a news conference, attorneys representing the 23-year-old airman's family expressed concern that the investigation into his May shoot...

John Lansing, the steady CEO who led NPR through the pandemic's crises, dies at 67

Lansing tangled with titans, kept the network’s shows on the air even as its offices closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and steered NPR th...

Many Afghan men believe in women's rights. But they're afraid to speak out

Men rarely speak out to protest the Taliban's stripping away of the rights of girls and women. A new study finds that many believe those...

Lower inflation and rising unemployment may lead to a possible rate cut next month

Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee discusses with NPR's Steve Inskeep what the Federal Reserve should do next, now that inflation is ...

U.S. arrests reputed Peruvian gang leader wanted for 23 killings in his home country

Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, the leader of "Los Killers" who is wanted for 23 killings in Peru, was arrested in Endicott, N.Y. He is...

To heal the Gulf of Mexico's dead zone, we have to look north to Midwest farms

There’s a massive area in the Gulf of Mexico that’s so low in oxygen, aquatic life can’t survive there. Many say it’s mainly from excessive ...

Oropouche virus 101: A guide to a little-known virus that's raising concern this year

The virus has been confined to certain areas of the Amazon but is moving into new turf as climate change enables the insects that spread it ...

Researchers say they've found the surprising source of a key piece of Stonehenge

Researchers may have solved a Stonehenge mystery — and raised another. They say its central Altar Stone somehow got to England from Scotland...

The Democratic Party has new energy but it's not trickling down to a race in Montana