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Election workers across 22 different states told NPR they've received threats or felt unsafe doing their jobs, and many are worried for what the 2024 presidential election will bring.

The ball was used in the infamous quarterfinal match between Argentina and England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico City. It's expected to sell for as much as $3.6 million.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Byrum Brown threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns as the Bulls closed out the regular season with their sixth victory, 48-14 over Charlotte.

Electric vehicles are the elephants in the room as the United Auto Workers strike for better pay and benefits. In an electric future, can unionized auto industry jobs survive?

Critics say Colombian elected officials are increasingly involved in — and helped create — President Trump's 'socialismo' scare campaign against Joe Biden.

India's COVID-19 caseload plummeted to record lows in February. Now a startling spike is causing health systems — and possibly law and order — to break down. What went wrong?

The LA singer-songwriter talks about her second solo album, which includes guest appearances from peers like Conor Oberst, copying ideas from her heroes and the way lyrical specificity mimics poetry.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants Congress to make the new child tax credit permanent. Haitian police hold the former head of President Moise's security. And, South Africa sees a violent week.

The theory of nigrescence describes the process of developing a Black identity. Namwali Serpell says it's like falling in love — and for her, it began when she first heard Lauryn Hill's 1998 album.

A vote on the Senate's health care bill has been delayed. An American graduate student who disappeared in Iran months ago has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to an Iranian news agency.

Maurice Jamal is the man behind the 2007 "Dirty Laundry"-- a black and gay-oriented family film that was one of the first such films released in theaters. As part of LGBT Pride Month, guest host Allison Keyes speaks with Jamal about his career and GLO TV, his Urban LGBT television network.

Democrats say several conservative justices lied to the Senate in their confirmations. But nominees have long taken a careful line on Roe, acknowledging it as a precedent without saying much more.

We recap the debut episode of the Game of Thrones prequel, in which tragedy strikes the Seven Kingdoms, and a new heir is named for the Iron Throne ... for now, anyway.

More than 200 people were killed in an earthquake in Mexico. Also, Molly Hennessy-Fiske of the LA Times is in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria nears and the GOP is again trying to overhaul health care.

Voting begins in New Hampshire's primary. Israel's military had its deadliest single incident so far in the Gaza war. A trial is set to begin for the mother of Michigan school shooter.

House votes along party lines to impeach the Homeland Security chief. Vice President Harris to travel to Germany for a series of meetings with U.S. allies. Indonesians voted for a new president.

Ukrainian forces are fighting to hold on to the key city of Pokrovsk, in one of the fiercest battles in eastern Ukraine, but commanders admit the Russians have more troops and firepower.

"Triumph: Tampa's Untold Chapter in the Civil Rights Movement," produced by Tampa PBS station WEDU, tells the story of the F.W. Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in in 1960.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with co-authors Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy about their new book Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies.

Doctors hate online rankings, saying patients don't get the nuances of medicine. But health care reviews on Yelp are more positive overall than they are for restaurants and other services.

For anyone who loves to cook, this time of year is like the best holiday of all. Tomatoes, corn, zucchini, lettuce, arugula, potatoes, broccoli. It seems as though everything is in season.

Mellencamp had big hits in the '80s, including "Jack and Diane" and "Small Town." He performed "Pink Houses" for Obama's inaugural concert. Mellencamp joins us to talk about his life and music.

The Treasury Department prepares for the worst if the debt ceiling isn't raised. Colorado River states announce a breakthrough water sharing deal. TikTok sues Montana over its new law banning the app.

Revisiting the earworms of summers past will likely bring back sunny memories, as well as groan-inducing moments of "What was I thinking?"

After 20 years of service, an NPR reporter's beloved minivan is on the fritz. But what is its best and highest calling now: Pass it on to another family or recycle it into parts?