The Supreme Court releases decisions on the last day of their term
The Supreme Court releases opinion on birthright citizenship and other cases. NPR's Steve Inskeep, Carrie Johnson, and Nina Totenberg analyze the decisions.
Coco Gauff is praised after she calls out a U.S. Open chair umpire over slow play
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Amira Rose Davis, assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, about tennis player Coco Gauff's argument with a chair umpire.
Coup in Gabon: Military officers say they have seized power
Mutinous soldiers in the central African country said Wednesday that they were overturning the results of a presidential election that was to extend the Bongo family's 55-year hold on power.
Marrying for love in India can be risky — it often comes without parental consent
A group called Love Commandos helps couples who marry for love in India. NPR's Rough Translation podcast looks at the circumstances surrounding the group's downfall.
In Wisconsin, Republicans say the state's top election official has to go
Republicans in Wisconsin are trying to remove the state's top elections official, whose role is non-partisan. Many Republicans are still contesting the results of the 2020 election.
What it is like to be a blue governor in a deep red state
Kentucky's Democratic governor is leading in the polls, despite the majority Republican state political scene. Crossover governors have become an increasingly rare phenomenon outside of Kentucky.
A man in Uganda becomes first known person charged with 'aggravated homosexuality'
In Uganda, "aggravated homosexuality" carries the death penalty under some of the world's most punitive anti-gay legislation.
Sen. Klobuchar was among those fighting to lower drug prices for Medicare recipients
NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota about which medications are up first to have their prices negotiated, and when will the new prices kick in.
The U.S. is experiencing a late summer wave of COVID cases
While most people aren't getting really sick, hospitalizations are up more than 21% across the country. Elderly people are most at risk.
The Biden administration picks the first 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiation
The Inflation Reduction Act gives the federal government power to negotiate the price of certain drugs for Medicare. It marks a change to prescription drug policy that's been decades in the making.
Concerns grow as post-COVID economic recovery in China flounders
China's economic recovery has been dramatically slower than expected. Its biggest property firms are courting bankruptcy, and youth unemployment is at a record high. How did China get there?
Morning news brief
Florida braces for Idalia, which is set to become a hurricane. Schools and hospitals recommend masking over rising COVID cases. And Uganda makes charges in its first "aggravated homosexuality" case.