Australians head to the polls Saturday in election overshadowed by Trump
Australia heads to the polls on Saturday in an election overshadowed by President Trump. Will concerns over Trump's policies drive an outcome similar to what happened in Canada's elections?
Las Vegas leads New York in the WNBA playoffs as the teams prepare for Game 4
NPR's Michel Martin talks with 12-year-old sports journalist Pepper Persley about Wednesday night's Game 4 of the WNBA finals. Las Vegas leads the best-of-five series 2-1.
UAW membership is down and half of the members aren't in the auto business
The United Auto Workers union once had 1.5 million members. Today, the UAW is down to 380,000 members, and they are in a wide range of industries. More than a quarter work in higher education.
Members of the House will try again to elect a new speaker
The House is expected to vote Tuesday on the nomination of Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan to be speaker. Jordan is popular with the Republican base, and has Donald Trump's endorsement for the job.
Survivors of the Hamas attack on Kibbutz Be'eri describe the apocalyptic scene
People who lost their family and homes in the surprise incursion into Israel by Hamas reckon with the aftermath.
President Biden plans to visit Israel to show support for an ally against Hamas
The White House says he wants to show solidarity with Israel and emphasize the need to get humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. Israel cut off food, water and power to more than 2 million people.
In Joshua Tree, Calif., a house for sale looks like it belongs in 'The Flintstones'
For $1.8 million a modern Stone Age family can buy the compound that looks just like the town of Bedrock. It's made up of domes that have a clay-like appearance on the outside.
There's a new hottest pepper in the world and it's called Pepper X
It was grown by the maker of the former hottest pepper in the world. The Scoville Scale, which measures heat, indicates a regular jalapeno is usually up to 8,000. Pepper X is rated nearly 2.7 million.
India's supreme court has issued a ruling on same-sex marriage.
India's top court declines to grant recognition to same-sex marriages. It's a blow to hopes of India's LGBTQ+ community.
Putin arrives in Beijing to celebrate 10th anniversary of infrastructure initiative
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in China to mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. But there's a lot more going on behind the visit than just that.
'Roman Stories' is Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jhumpa Lahiri's latest collection
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to author Jhumpa Lahiri, who turns Rome into a central character in her new story collection.
Funeral held for 6-year-old boy killed in an apparent anti-Muslim attack
NPR's A Martinez talks to Illinois state Representative Abdelnasser Rashid about the killing of a six-year-old Palestinian American boy in what prosecutors call a hate crime.