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Football is underway and already fans are being treated to some great games courtesy of some unexpected players: rookie quarterbacks. It's not often so many rookie QBs make such an immediate impact.

Sugar Ray Leonard was feared in the boxing ring and adored outside of it. He captured the world's attention when winning gold at the 1976 Olympics, and is credited with keeping boxing relevant to a new generation. But a complex personal tale lies behind that bright personality. Host Michel Martin speaks with Sugar Ray Leonard about his new autobiography The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring.

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson starts his first season on the team with an 11 game suspension and a $5 million fine as part of a settlement reached with the NFL following accusations of misconduct.

Florida's biggest electric providers are asking state regulators this week to let them scale back energy-efficiency programs --- such as rebates for…

Vladmir Putin warned yesterday that if Western countries sent troops to Ukraine or helped it strike targets in Russian territory, it would risk nuclear war.

Analyst Ken Block dug into the data and found that none of the fraud claims were valid and no widespread fraud cost Trump the election. He writes about his work in his new book "Disproven."

Lyle Lovett releases his first CD of all-original material in seven years. And as his fans have come to expect, the record is a blend of country, bluegrass, gospel and, of course, the blues. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Lovett about his new album, My Baby Don't Tolerate.

With a race that was expected to be historically tight behind us, the question is: How did Trump win so decisively?

Several of the players marked firsts for the sport's history, while for Serena Williams, the tournament may have been her last match.

As a former foreign correspondent who's visited 82 countries and traveled nearly 2 million miles, Nicholas Kralev has felt the pain of air travel — but he's also learned its secrets. He shares his tips in Decoding Air Travel.

More than 10,000 renters in Arizona have applied for the state's program. But two months later, fewer than a thousand have received the money.

The National Science Foundation, a major government funder of basic science research, is being shaken up, with over 1,000 grants already terminated and the White House looking to halve its budget.

For decades, the U.S. has not referred to the 1915 killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces as an act of genocide. Armenian Americans react to President Biden's use of the term.

Presidential or congressional races aren't on the ballot, but there are some key races around the U.S. that could have consequences nationally. We look at the messages the candidates are running on.

Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker Tyler Perry and actor Kerry Washington about their film based on World War II's only Women's Army Corps unit of color.

Some 35,000 workers with the Culinary and Bartenders Union could walk off the job Friday if no contract deal is reached. The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix is scheduled to take place later this month.

A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple, houses, factories and vehicles were among the structures destroyed in the wildfires that have burned 43,330 acres and injured 19 people.

State Rep. Ryan Chamberlin, from Marion County, revealed his "Freedom 1,2,3" proposal to reporters during a Zoom press conference on Tuesday.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed growing tensions with Iran Tuesday. He spoke to reporters after a closed meeting with military leaders at U.S.…

With the addition of five more cases Monday, Florida's total number of diagnoses of the mosquito-borne Zika virus topped 1,100, according to information...

Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker denied the request from attorneys for Secretary of State Cord Byrd in a lawsuit challenging the 2023 law.

Many of the songs on Cuatro Copas, Bohemia en la Finca Altozano are part the group's personal history, growing up in downtown LA, surrounded by Mexican musicians who taught them how to sing and play.

Sen. McCain spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Orson Swindle III, who was in prison with McCain.

This week, millions of American will send Christmas cards. James Martin, a Jesuit priest, isn't a fan of cards that display family photos on the cover. "Even devout Christians have been replacing Jesus, Mary and Joseph with themselves," he observes.

Salter's first book, in 1957, won the admiration of writers and critics alike. But he hadn't written a novel since 1979, until now. All That Is sets out to give a sweeping portrait of human experience, with a main character who appears suspiciously similar to Salter himself.