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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Ken White, a former federal prosecutor who now works as a criminal defense attorney, about the racketeering indictment against Rudy Giuliani.

Trump and Putin meet in Alaska today. Here's what you need to know before the summit. And, Texas Democrats could end their boycott if California also begins redistricting.

Why can some people sleep through a jackhammer at the window, while others waken with the lightest whisper? Host Rachel Martin speaks to Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center researcher Jeffrey Ellenbogen about his new study on how noises interrupt sleep.

New research could help unravel mysteries of rapid intensification.

Having no opposition after being tapped by the president, Gruters was elected Friday at the Republicans' summer meeting in Atlanta.

Seems like nobody's drinking plain water these days. Electrolyte packets or colorful sports drinks are everywhere. But do you need them?

Trump, in a social media post, claimed "total victory" after the ruling, which spares him from a potential half-billion-dollar fine for decades of exaggerating his wealth.

Eugene Levy's career has ranged from the witty improv of such movies as Best in Show to the low comedy of American Pie and, most recently, Madea's Witness Protection. Levy talked to NPR's Scott Simon about his comedy origins and what unites his varied roles.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Peter Harrell of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the Trump administration's deal to allow AI chip sales to China in exchange for revenue.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with two educators about teaching F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby 100 years after its publication.

Baseball playoffs begin Tuesday with some familiar teams: the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and LA Dodgers. But the San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians are back.

NPR"s Scott Detrow speaks with Marcus Dowling, country music reporter for The Tennessean about Ringo Starr's new country music album, 'Look Up.'

NPR's Michel Martin asks former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton about the prospects for security guarantees in Ukraine and what they might look like.

The superstar, whose 31-concert residency in Puerto Rico is set to end this weekend, is up for 12 Latin Grammys, including three major awards he's never won: album, song and record of the year.

The report issued Tuesday by experts commissioned by the United Nations' Human Rights Council calls on the international community to end the genocide and take steps to punish those responsible.

More than half a million high-skilled U.S. workers are in the country through the H-1B program, which is heavily used by the big tech companies trying to curry favor with the president.

The secret to his success isn't just genius — it's collaboration a lot of creative friends. Author Daniel Pollack-Pelzner interviewed more than 150 people for his biography about the Hamilton creator.

Ryan Routh was arrested after a Secret Service agent spotted him holding a gun and fired on him when Trump was golfing at his West Palm Beach golf club last year. He faces up to life in prison.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks more new vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, days before a two-day meeting to consider COVID and hepatitis B shots.

NPR talks with military analyst Michael Kofman, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about Russia's gains in Ukraine and what they reveal about the war's direction.

President Biden used to tell world leaders "America is back," implying the Trump era's go-it-alone ethos was a one-term blip. But Biden needs a new line for this week's APEC and G20 summits.

Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire if Tesla's new compensation package gets approved. Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Darrell West talks about the implications of the offer.

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant discuss the NCAA Final Four and the formerly unbreakable NHL record that's now tied about to be broken.

Pensacola officials say no local tax dollars funded the city's welcome sign and that the Saenger Theatre turned a $1 million profit in three years, pushing back on Florida DOGE's audit as Gov. Ron DeSantis advances his plan to cut local spending and end property taxes.

Freshwater crocodiles die every year in Australia from eating poisonous cane toads that humans introduced to the continent. Now scientists have found a way to teach the crocs to avoid the toxic toads.