Senator Amy Klobuchar on Vice President Harris picking Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz joining the White House ticket.
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How Harris' VP pick, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will impact her campaign for president
A Martinez asks 2012 Obama campaign manager Jim Messina about Vice President Kamala Harris picking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate.
Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate
Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Walz is the chair of the Democratic Governors Association, an ex-Army National Guard leader and a former teacher.
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The stock marked suffers a sharp sell-off. Justice Department wins a historic victory against Google in an antitrust lawsuit. Tropical storm Debby is expected to dump significant amounts of rain.
Indigenous researchers in Alaska try a new approach to prevent suicides
For decades, Alaska Native communities have partnered with researchers to develop an approach to suicide prevention focused on building community strengths, not treating individual risks.
U.S. women fencers won big at the Olympics. Will it bring more respect and attention?
Olympic fencing had a big moment in Paris. For the first time ever American women won both individual and team golds in the foil competition. Will this boost a sport that often draws tiny crowds?
Revisiting where Michael Brown, a Black teen, was killed 10 years ago in Ferguson
A memorial in Ferguson, Missouri, where Michael Brown, a Black teen who was killed by a white police officer remains active 10 years later. NPR's Michel Martin talks local journalist Linda Lockhart.
A global stock sell-off included the Dow Industrials tumbling 1,000 points
Some economists urged the Fed to slash interest rates — possibly even before its next meeting. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Moody's chief economist Mark Zandi about fears for an economic downturn.
Colombia goes gaga over gymnast Ángel Barajas: From fence jumper to Olympic medalist
Ángel Barajas showed off acrobatic skills as a kid (making the neighbors nervous). This week he became the first Colombian to win an Olympic gymnastics medal for his soaring horizontal bar routine.
How older athletes powered up and transformed women's gymnastics
In 1997, the minimum age for women gymnasts was raised to 16. Some thought it would usher in a less competitive era. Instead, athletes of incredible skill and longevity emerged.