The latest in the deadly firefighter ambush in Idaho
Authorities in Idaho are trying to learn more about the man they say started a fire, then ambushed and shot three responding firefighters, killing two. The suspect is dead and his motive is unknown.
Steward Health Care CEO found in contempt for refusing to testify to Senate committee
The national hospital company Steward Health Care is in bankruptcy after piling up billions of dollars in debt.
Muslim voters say they don't feel understood or welcomed by Republicans or Democrats
This year, some American Muslims say they feel politically homeless — not understood or welcomed by either Republicans or Democrats.
Five states planning to execute prisoners this week despite federal moratorium
Despite a federal moratorium, there have already been thirteen state executions this year. And in the next week, five people are scheduled to die.
Sudanese refugees are struggling after fleeing to Chad. Locals are being strained too
Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad, where they're facing increasingly difficult conditions as their presence strains local resources and humanitarian aid organizations.
New data sheds light -- and raises objections -- on covid origins
New data samples from the Wuhan market points to an intermingling of SARS-CoV-2, raccoon dogs and humans. The authors of a new paper say it bolsters the animal origin theory. Other researchers object.
The state of the presidential race in rural Georgia
Former President Donald Trump has lots of support in rural Morgan County, Ga., where immigration is a major concern.
The history most people don't know about rats
Where there are humans, there are rats. But new research says we still have a lot to learn about our furry, often reviled, companions.
3 Georgia women from different backgrounds on why they support Harris for president
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with three women, all Democrats, about Kamala Harris' historic candidacy and why they plan on voting for her.
This week in science: diving lizards, transparent mouse skin and finger counting
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about "scuba-diving" lizards, a trick to turn a mouse's skin transparent and whether finger counting helps kids' math skills.
What we know about the life of Trump's alleged would-be assassin
Ryan Routh, the alleged apparent would-be assassin of Donald Trump, has a complex and confusing past. He spent more than half of his life in Greensboro, N.C., and had many legal run-ins.
Hezbollah chief, hospitals and Lebanon react to explosion attacks
In Lebanon, hospitals are still dealing with a crush of patients maimed by exploding pagers and walkie-talkies this week. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has vowed retaliation.