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IOC President Thomas Bach says Paris is ready to go for the 2024 Summer Olympics. But in speeches this week ahead of the Games, he warned that rising global tensions threaten the Olympic movement.

The Israeli leader spoke Wednesday to a joint meeting of Congress amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Republicans are strongly supportive of Israel, while Democrats are increasingly critical.

Maryland is poised to become the first state on the East Coast to enact safety protections for people working in the heat. It could be a model for a federal standard.

Minnesota and Wisconsin are in contention. Minnesota is well known for being the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes.' Wisconsin is saying it has more.

A survey from NPR/PBS News/Marist finds that most Americans think President Biden did the right thing by passing the torch to Vice President Harris, instead of continuing his bid for a second term.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Halie Soifer, who served as national security adviser to Kamala Harris while she was senator from California, about foreign policy priorities.

In 1969, Woodstock promised “three days of peace and music.” Decades later, Woodstock '99 brought different music and a very different vibe to central New York.

Israel's prime minister will speak to a joint meeting of Congress. The rapid-fire launch of Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. A new NPR poll shows more voters moved into the undecided camp.

When Peter Pan Seafood Co. announced in April they were ceasing all operations, the City of King Cove lost its only economic engine. Now, the town is struggling to survive, while Alaska’s seafood industry continues on an uncertain path.

The entangled humpback whale in Nateekin Bay has moved outside of the surrounding Unalaska Bay and is trailing a buoy.