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Georgia Democratic nominee for governor Stacey Abrams takes the stage to declare victory Tuesday night. Abrams is the first black woman to win a major-party nomination for governor in U.S. history.

Primary Takeaways: Voters Send Parties Further Apart

Republicans and Democrats are heading in totally different directions, highlighted by Georgia's primaries for governor. And the progressive vs. establishment fight fizzled on the Democratic side.

GOP aims to upset the Colo. Senate race, but Democrats are confident in Bennet

In Colorado, Republicans are hoping their centrist candidate for the U.S. Senate will beat incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet

The recommended flu vaccine by the FDA advisory committee uses the same mRNA technology that helped develop the COVID-19 vaccine.

Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023

All nine members of the committee unanimously voted to recommend Moderna's new mRNA influenza vaccine for adults 50 and over.

News Brief: Voting Rights, Budget Agreement, Assassination Investigation

Vice President Harris leads the administration's voting rights effort. Senate Democrats reach a $3.5 trillion budget deal. Questions remain as the probe into the murder of Haiti's president continues.

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton on Trump's national security nominations

We ask former national security advisor and U.N. Ambassador John Bolton why he wants Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard to be investigated by the FBI before serving in top national security roles.

A contractor prepares to cut off the top of a coal bed methane well near Gillette, Wyo., in 2015. It's one of thousands of abandoned, plugged wells sprinkled throughout Wyoming and Colorado.

Danger Below? New Properties Hide Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells

Around the country, houses, schools and shopping centers are being built on old oil and gas fields — and hidden underground are millions of abandoned wells that are not monitored for leaks.

Among the findings in the latest NPR/PBS <em>NewsHour</em>/Marist poll is that Democrats are losing ground on which party voters want to control Congress and inflation being the top issue — with voters saying they trust Republicans more on the issue by 20 points.

Key GOP groups are more fired up to vote in midterms than Democrats, NPR poll finds

The last NPR survey before all votes have to be cast shows inflation continues to be the top concern for voters, and Republicans are trusted more than Democrats on the issue by 20 points.

In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, June 8, 2023, Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov, the commander of the 58th Army, is seen in a photo at an undisclosed location. Popov said in a statement to his troops that he was dismissed after speaking out about the problems faced by his troops on the battlefield in Ukraine.

A Russian general says he was fired for pointing out challenges his troops are facing

Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov said Russia's military leadership was angered by his frank talk about challenges faced by his forces, particularly the shortage of equipment that resulted in Russian casualties.

Former President Jimmy Carter put human rights at the center of foreign policy

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Stuart Eizenstat, a top domestic policy advisor in the Carter White House, about how former President Jimmy Carter put human rights at the center of foreign policy.

Saturday Sports: NFL last week, college football, Magnus Carlsen clothing controversy

NPR's Eric Deggans talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about the last week of the NFL regular season, the college football playoff semifinals, and a clothing controversy in chess.

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