Judge orders Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi to be released
Mohsen Mahdawi, the 34-year-old Columbia University student arrested and detained by masked immigration agents after his naturalization interview in Vermont, has been released on certain conditions.
Researchers study London cab drivers' brains to learn more about Alzheimer's
To get licensed, cabbies have to memorize thousands of streets and know how to get to them without a GPS. MRI scans show that the part of the brain that handles memory has grown in London cab drivers.
News brief: climate meeting, Texas abortion law, Election Day in Virginia
The climate summit continues in Glasgow, Scotland. The Supreme Court heard two challenges to the Texas abortion law. Virginia voters will cast ballots in a tight governor's race.
A Texas bar wants Mariah Carey's holiday hit only played in December
Carey had a hit with "All I Want For Christmas Is You." There's a sign in a Dallas bar the warns: her song will be skipped if played before Dec. 1. After that, it is only allowed one time a night.
'Misfire' takes a hard look at nepotism, fraud and corruption in the NRA
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with NPR's Tim Mak about his book on the National Rifle Association: Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA.
It would be hard for Virginia's race for governor to be any closer
A win for Democrats means adding to the power they've built over the last few years. A win for Republicans means putting a stop to that.
Audiences gravitate to TV shows with more diverse writers and casts, report says
A new UCLA report shows television viewers like show with diverse casts and writers. But while some groups are making gains in Hollywood, Latinx people remain severely underrepresented.
World leaders are gathering in Scotland for the U.N. Climate Summit
President Biden will address the COP26 climate change conference. He will speak about the United States strategy to reach its climate goals, but he doesn't have any commitments in hand.
A Biden climate adviser explains how the U.S. plans to meet its climate goals
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to White House National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy about what to expect from the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, and what's at stake if agreements are not made.