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The first day of the Olympics gave fans in Brazil a smorgasbord of sporting events to take in. American Ginny Thrasher won the first gold medal of this year's games, in women's air rifle competition.

Supporters of Bernie Sanders rallied in Philadelphia Sunday, a day before the Democratic convention begins. They are upset after leaked emails appear to show the DNC favored Clinton in the primaries.

The names of each of the nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11 attacks were read at a ceremony at the World Trade Center site in New York City. Events were held nationwide, including D.C. and Pa.

What do Oklahomans think about Scott Pruitt's resignation? Is it likely to hurt his chances for elected office back home?

As eruptions continue to terrorize people in Hawaii, volcanic haze has drifted across 4,000 miles to bother residents of the Mariana Islands, officials say.

The origin story for those duty free shops in airports go back to a port town in Ireland trying to cash in on the early days of air travel. Since then, the bargains have become much harder to believe in.

We break down the controversy surrounding rapper XXXTentacion in life and in death.

As part of a summer series on binge-worthy TV, NPR's Scott Simon asks Alan Sepinwall, TV critic for Uproxx, about shows to look forward to and others to go back and binge again.

Venezuelans are fleeing their nation in droves, which is having a big impact on their South American neighbors. Pacaraima in Brazil was a remote rural community whose residents slept with their doors unlocked. Now the mayor has declared a state of emergency, saying it's become a Wild West frontier town, awash with crime and social problems.

In North Carolina, lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's controversial law that, among other things, limited protections to LGBT residents.