Search results for

On the centennial year of the birth of writer and orator James Baldwin, we listen to sections of the legendary 1965 televised debate between Baldwin and conservative William F. Buckley.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky, the executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library. about childlessness in politics.

A Democratic primary race for a U.S. House seat in Arizona gains interest from GOP donors. Donald Trump will be interviewed as a witness in the assassination attempt probe. A roundup of Olympic news.

The FBI has shared more of what it is learning about the shooter who tried to kill former President Donald Trump at a rally in western Pennsylvania.

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken is raising concerns over the result of Venezuela's presidential election. NPR's Steve Inskeep asks economist Francisco Rodriguez if and how the U.S. should respond.

Visitors and locals gather each night to watch the Olympic Flame rise above Paris suspended by a huge balloon. But what's really in the cauldron?

A divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled last week that a restaurant is not responsible for a customer’s injury after a bone was found in an order of boneless wings.

Notable weather events are known by their names. Take Hurricane Sandy or the Thomas Fire. But what about heat waves? We hear from scientists advocating for names in an effort to save lives.

Simone Biles and the rest of the U.S. gymnasts compete in the team final. U.S. swimmers are back in the pool, but the triathlon is postponed due to dirty river water.

Justice Department officials met with law enforcement and residents of Springfield, Ill., after the death of Sonya Massey, who was shot by a sheriff's deputy after calling 911 for help.