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Former LA Dodgers star Steve Garvey, a Republican, heads to a runoff against Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff for a U.S. Senate seat from California. Garvey's baseball career spanned nearly two decades.

The trade block formerly known as BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will meet this week with the expansion and the impact of the war in Ukraine high on the agenda.

It's been a chaotic scramble to find the new leader of California. After former Vice President Kamala Harris decided not to run, there hasn't been a clear candidate to pick up from Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Attorneys in Trump's classified Mar-a-Lago case are in court for two days of hearings on how much classified information should be revealed. Trump's lawyers say it's a political prosecution.

In a remote stretch of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, streets and sidewalks have appeared. The Quinault Indian Nation spent a decade trying to move its village of Taholah out of reach of rising seas.

Farm stands have become a unique way for consumers to buy homemade baked goods, fresh eggs and handcrafted items.

Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win 1-0 and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup.

The United States defeated Australia in an important group match at the World Cup. The 2-0 victory means the U.S. will advance to the tournament's knockout round.

More immigrants are not showing up for their mandatory immigration court hearings compared to prior years, an NPR analysis shows, allowing the government to order their immediate deportation.

President Trump in a video address posted online lays out few details about the U.S.'s objectives in its war with Iran, but says more U.S. service members may die before the conflict is over.

NPR reports for the first time on remarks from a Justice Department official who told prosecutors the U.S. should "just sink" drug boats — six months before drug strikes began in the Caribbean.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour about the U.S. strategy toward Iran and why he believes Iran's regime could collapse.

Voters in D.C. are heading to the polls Tuesday for a pivotal mayoral primary. The winner will be favored in November and will have to navigate President Trump's focus on the city's affairs.

We look at the potential of a government shutdown, as well as FBI Director Kash Patel being questioned on the Jeffrey Epstein files he refuses to release, and Trump's attacks on the media.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Elizabeth Keever of Harvesters Community Food Network about the break in SNAP benefits and its effect on food banks.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly introduces you to her new national security podcast, Sources & Methods. Each week digs into the biggest national security stories.

This week the federal government is to release new rules for how much water each of the seven states that share the Colorado River will get. Effects on the ecosystem were largely left unconsidered.

Trump's determination to find new legal justifications for his tariffs threatens to prolong the uncertainty facing the U.S. and global economies.

In recent days, federal immigration agents fatally shot two immigrant fathers. None of the federal officers involved were wearing body cameras, the agency said.

Fully self-driving cars for hire have been hailed as the technology of the future for years now. That future has finally arrived -- but only in some cities.

Trade talks with Canada collapse hours before a new tariff deadline. President Trump threatens Iran with an "Economic D-Day" the same week the U.S. national debt surpassed $40 trillion.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about the upcoming U.S. Open tennis tournament, the increasing ticket prices in professional sports and the recent sales of NBA teams.

Commercials cost as much as $5.6 million per 30 seconds this year. Here's how some of America's largest corporations (and Michael Bloomberg and Donald Trump) spent their money.

The Democratic House managers are presenting their opening arguments on the second day of former President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan about how Friday's attack at a U.S. Capitol checkpoint affects the ongoing security review in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot.