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In Kenya, a former Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after being set on fire by her former partner.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave about a newly discovered species in California's Mono Lake, dogs understanding words, and the death of a beloved beluga whale.

The community of Winder, Ga., is in mourning after a deadly school shooting there yesterday. Classes are cancelled for the rest of the week as many try to make sense of the tragedy.

The NFL starts the 2024-25 regular season Thursday with a game between the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens. Will the Chiefs be the first ever to win three titles in a row?

Tennessee Promise is a program that enables all eligible students to attend community college free of cost. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Paul Leddy, school counselor at Glencliff High School in Nashville.

Too much sleep, too little sleep or disrupted sleep may put people at risk for heart disease. A study finds a link between poor quality sleep patterns and a buildup of calcium in the arteries.

Mais Istanbelli left her home in Aleppo before the civil war began Syria. She's in Sweden, but her family is still in Syria. She tells NPR's Scott Simon what she's hearing from her relatives back home.

John Paul II urged openness during his 1998 tour of the island, but progress has been slow in the 17 years since. Pope Francis, who helped reopen U.S. relations, arrives next week.

Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Tom Bowman and Republican Rep. Will Hurd of Texas about how the Trump administration is addressing Syria's civil war. Hurd says Syria's President Bashar Assad "must go."

The Trump administration has promised an overhaul of the federal tax code. Rachel Martin talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about what we know so far.