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It's been 20 years since the tobacco quota, which guaranteed prices for the crop, was outlawed. Since then the number of farms growing tobacco in Kentucky has shrunk by 96%.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Pennsylvania's top elections official, Al Schmidt, about how the commonwealth is preparing for the Election Day vote count.

Former President Trump has been appealing to a key voting bloc -- young men -- through Ultimate Fighting Championship events. Reporter Karim Zidan explores the connection with NPR's A Martinez.

The New York Liberty topped the Minnesota Lynx in overtime, to win the WNBA Finals three games to two. NPR's A Martinez talks to Jesse Washington of ESPN's Andscape about the game.

The documents, which are marked top secret, were posted to the Telegram messaging app and first reported by CNN and Axios.

The Sudanese diaspora in the U.S. is fighting to keep the world's attention focused on the catastrophic fallout from the war back home. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on 10/20/24.)

It's been 60 years since Japan's bullet train first entered service. Could the technology be coming to Texas?

A retired couple outside of Pittsburgh is divided over the choice between Vice President Harris and former President Trump. Their biggest issue is candidate character.

Former President Donald Trump has talked about using the military and the Department of Justice to go after those he sees as disloyal, raising concerns about American democracy and civil rights.

NPR's Eric Westervelt asks former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt Daniel Kurtzer about prospects for peace in Gaza.