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NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the U.S. Open championship matches in tennis and the start of the NFL regular season.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Brian Cheung of NBC News about a rock-paper-scissors competition in New Jersey with a $10,000 first prize.

Celebrating 10 years in office, London Mayor Sadiq Khan talks to NPR about Prime Minister Starmer's future, far-right disinformation about his city, and how he's survived President Trump's insults.

The Supreme Court struck down most of the limits that Congress and the courts had previously established to protect the independence of regulatory agencies that comprise much of the federal government.

A $3 billion gift to Carnegie Mellon University is the largest single donation in the history of U.S. higher education, and it's part of a larger trend.

Republicans made inroads with Latino voters in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley in 2024. Democrats are hoping backlash to Trump's immigration agenda can help them win back votes -- and the House.

This year's Super El Niño has brought unprecedented weather to Rio de Janeiro. Unaccustomed to tornado-strength winds, the city found an unusual partner to combat the weather: a spiritual adviser.

The leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning after less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking.

After twin earthquakes killed thousands, Venezuela's recovery effort has pushed another crisis into the background: the fight for a return to democracy.

The crew of USS Abraham Lincoln is now home, tired and ready for the next chapter. But the Navy is grappling with crews still at sea with lengthy deployments as the U.S. war with Iran continues.