You can tune into the CNN presidential debate tonight at 9 p.m. ET on CNN or simulcast on NPR. Find it — and NPR analysis following the debate — on NPR.org, many public radio stations or the NPR app. Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court issued multiple consequential decisions on Thursday, on everything from opioids to ozone pollution. Read More
A rare white-colored buffalo calf was born in Yellowstone National Park this spring. It’s interesting for tourists, but many Native Americans see it as the fulfillment of a prophecy. Read More
NPR takes listeners on a tour of the world’s biggest music fest: 200,000+ campers in a muddy field, rocking out. In recent years, Glastonbury has gone plastic-free, family-friendly and accessible for all. Read More
A wildfire in southern New Mexico threatens to wipe out a tourist town’s busy season, while mudslides from a two-year-old burn scar in the north have created a drinking water crisis in another. Read More
NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with Republican strategist Doug Heye and Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir about the stakes for Thursday’s presidential debate. Read More
The Supreme Court struck down a controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan, affecting compensation to thousands of opioid victims and sending legal shockwaves through the U.S. bankruptcy system. Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Good Neighbor Plan”, which was designed to protect downwind states from air pollution. Read More
One in three convicted women are held in jail rather than prison, compared to about 1 in 10 of all convicted people. But compared to prisons, jails tend to have fewer resources and support systems. Read More
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Regina Barber and Kimberly McCoy of Short Wave about an impending star explosion, a lynx that’s come back from the brink of extinction, and a newly discovered dinosaur. Read More