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NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele talk about the possible divine intervention on behalf of Chicago baseball.

It's been 10 years since President Obama moved to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Joseph Patton was discharged from the the Navy for befriending gay men, before openly gay Americans could serve.

An Internet video posted online Tuesday purported to show the beheading by the Islamic State group of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff, who went missing in…

Biden told Putin in a call that if Russia invades Ukraine, the U.S. and allies would apply painful economic sanctions, said Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security adviser.

Forget for a moment the spooky, restless dead. In Rebecca Makkai's inventive novel The Hundred-Year House, the ghost is just one of the many residents looking for new lives — and finding them.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with The Seattle Times' project Homeless Editor Molly Harbarger about the challenges in treating and housing a rapidly aging homeless population.

On this week's feature on the legal cases former President Trump faces, NYU professor Melissa Murray and NPR's Domenico Montanaro discuss a development in the New York case around hush money payments.

Google says it plans to appeal the ruling in an antitrust lawsuit that calls the company a monopoly. And, Harris to announce her running mate today in Philadelphia.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with James Ball, a former Wikileaks employee, about the recent arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

Many people working at NASA now were inspired by the Apollo missions they saw on TV as kids. What that future holds may indeed depend on how young people now think about going to the moon and beyond.

A survivor of the then-unprecedented school shooting in Colorado struggled for years to understand her own response to trauma and now helps others learn to feel safe.

New York Times reporter John Leland followed six people above the age of 85 for one year. That series changed his understanding of old age — and inspired his book, Happiness is a Choice You Make.

Mediators try to bridge gaps after Hamas' demands to Biden's cease-fire plan. America's eating champion Joey Chestnut is banned from a NYC hotdog contest after signing with a plant-based meat company.

As a teenager, Laura Chinn was in the room as her older brother died from brain cancer. It was the same Florida hospice where Terri Schiavo received care. The experience inspired Chinn's new film.

With graduations around the corner, high school seniors reflect on how the pandemic shaped their experience. Jewel Peterson, Graham Jones, Sarah Foglia and Skylar Ward graduate this spring.

Halfway through the year, hopes about AI and a sturdier-than-expected economy are leading to a big rally in stock markets — but a lot of uncertainty still lies ahead.

A grassroots movement opposing privately run immigrant jails, which grew under former President Donald Trump, has continued and found a more receptive audience under President Biden.

If the season or an injury has derailed your gym routine, don't sweat it. New research shows your muscles can regain lost strength faster than you might think.

President Biden on Saturday recognized the World War I-era mass killing and deportation of Armenians as genocide — a move that could make Turkey angry.

Weary employees could need more than just time off to re-energize. Some employers have ditched the time cards, let workers set their own schedules or allow them to rotate jobs to prevent burnout.

Officials stepped up security in Washington, D.C., because of a false theory circulating online that has convinced some Donald Trump supporters that he will return to the presidency on Thursday.

After Hurricane Ian dumped record levels of rain across Florida, rivers flooded, leaving thousands stranded on newly created islands.

Billboards in Times Square are inviting New York businesses to relocate to Miami Beach. They're being paid for by a Florida developer who sees the election of Zohran Mamdani as an opportunity to lure residents and businesses south.

City planning meetings are important, but they can be very boring. To encourage input, Boulder, Colorado, is letting the public add photos and other media to an interactive map of changes they want.

The court found climate impact must be considered and kids have a right to a healthy environment. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Julia Olson of Our Children's Trust, which brought the suit.