Unpacking the $10 billion sale of the LA Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that the team will be sold for $10 billion. Author and historian Jeff Pearlman explains what this means for the franchise and the sport of basketball.
The South Asian Identity In The Current Political Moment
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karthick Ramakrishnan, a public policy professor at the University of California, Riverside, about the South Asian political moment at the parties' conventions.
Africa Is Declared Officially Free Of The Wild Poliovirus
Health authorities have declared the African continent free of the wild poliovirus — no cases have been reported there in four years.
Researcher Criticizes FDA's Exaggeration Of Plasma's Efficacy In COVID-19 Treatment
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Eric Topol of the Scripps Research Translational Institute about his concerns about the use of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 treatment.
UNC Student Journalists Share What It's Like To Cover Campus Reopening
Student journalists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were thrust into the spotlight after a headline with an expletive describing the coronavirus outbreaks on campus went viral.
When FDA Might Approve A Coronavirus Vaccine
New vaccines usually take years to get the approval of the Food and Drug Administration. But the Trump administration suggests the FDA may greenlight a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year.
Rep. Mike Johnson On The RNC, The Coronavirus And The Storms Facing Louisiana
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., about the first night of the GOP convention and the storms facing Louisiana this week, 15 years after Katrina tore through the state.
Play It Foward: Lianne La Havas Expresses Her Gratitude For Nick Hakim
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with British singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas about her music and the artist she is thankful for, Nick Hakim.
How The Electorate Has Changed Since 2016
White voters without a college degree helped President Trump win in 2016. But census data show they make up less eligible voters now. The electorate has more whites with college degrees and Latinx.
Jerry Falwell Jr. Refutes Reports About His Resignation From Liberty University
Multiple news outlets reported Monday that Jerry Falwell Jr. has resigned as president of Liberty University. But then Falwell told a Virginia news outlet that those reports are not true.
Police Shooting Sparks Protests In Wisconsin
A video showing the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the back has sparked mass demonstrations in Kenosha, Wis.