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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to director Alex Garland, whose new film Civil War, imagines what a truly divided America would look like if it descended into a second war between the states.

Cases of bird flu have been found in dairy cattle, but the risk to humans remains low. Ukraine is front and center today as NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary.

The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge spurred recollections of the 1980 Sunshine Skyway disaster. Over 40 years later, search and rescue officials say the two incidents are "eerily similar."

Keith Haring, Salvador Dalí, David Hockney, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein and others adorned the park's rides. Those attractions have been in shipping containers ever since — until now.

An Australian field hockey player chose to amputate part of his finger in order to play in the Olympics. NPR's A Martinez asks performance expert Mark Aoyagi why athletes go to such extremes.

Eight Republicans are competing in a closed primary on Aug. 20. Six attended the League of Women Voters forum, which drew more than 100 attendees.

For the first time, the former president recounted in detail the assassination attempt on his life, before turning to divisive rhetoric he has long used on the campaign trail.

NPR's Pien Huang speaks to Ashley Jackson, co-director of the Center on Armed Groups, about the role of Islamic State affiliate groups on the recent foiled attacks on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna.

The nation — and Olympic athletes, like Noah Lyles — are in another summer surge of COVID infections. CDC officials say the virus has become endemic. That means it is here to stay in a predictable way.

Expectations are high that a member of the U.S. women’s weightlifting team could win gold at the Olympics. And among the team’s most promising athletes is 21-year-old Olivia Reeves.

Growing despair in the West Bank is leading to a rise desire among young Palestinian men to die by fighting the Israeli occupation.

Political observers say Kamala Harris' experience as the daughter of immigrants has intertwined with her career as a prosecutor to form a pattern: pro-immigration but tough in enforcing the law.

The Games in Paris came to an end last night with a closing ceremony that featured music, acrobats and Tom Cruise rappelling into the stadium among many other elements.

The new Vietnamese leader's pragmatic approach to ideology and diplomacy may see Vietnam become more confident in pursuing its national interests. But preserving the anti-corruption campaign is paramount.

The Obamas headlined DNC night two, challenging America to make history by electing the first woman to the White House. And, a final report released on what led to Maine's deadliest mass shooting.

The former president and first lady headlined the second night of the Democratic National Convention, delivering a message of excitement at the possibility of electing the first woman in U.S. history.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., about how Russian bots are still flooding social media, including fomenting American tension over the Florida school shootings, and what he thinks should be done about it.

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel pushing for a cease-fire in Gaza as soon as possible.

Vice President Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz were pressed for the first time about their policy promises to the American people.

Thirty prison inmates have died in Mississippi since the end of last year. The state faces lawsuits and a government probe over violence, decrepit conditions, and a culture of neglect and corruption.

There's a new bulletin from Florida's surgeon general. Vaccine experts and historians interviewed for this article can’t remember another state health leader urging residents to avoid an FDA-approved vaccine.

With no costumes, no superpowers and no Batman, HBO's The Penguin is less like a comic book series than a crime drama — closer to The Sopranos than to the Batman movie from which it came.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was said to be the target of the strikes, but it was not immediately clear if he was at the site when they happened.

Hurricane Helene made landfall late last night as a Category 4 storm. It has since weakened but continues to batter the South, causing damage and power outages. And, takeaways from voters in Nevada.