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A new book celebrates the 40th anniversary of Paul Simon's signature album, "Graceland." NPR's A Martinez speaks with Ashley Kahn, author of "Days of Miracle and Wonder."

Some voters in Alabama will be casting ballots for a second time in their congressional primary Tuesday. It's the result of a redistricting effort that followed a Supreme Court ruling.

In Sitka, Alaska, a Defense Department team has exhumed the remains of an unidentified WWII soldier, in hopes of identification and reburial in a place of his family's choosing.

As a new school year approaches, student athletes across Texas are returning to the field for fall sports, even as punishing heat lingers. How are rules and practices changing?

Kashmir, the disputed region at the center of the rivalry between Pakistan and India, is now holding elections amid demands for better representation and calls for a boycott.

Israel's war against Hezbollah in South Lebanon has poisoned land and destroyed valuable ecosystems for generations to come. NPR takes soil samples of the land.

President Trump throws out a new negotiating point with Iran even as he says he's "low-keying" the ongoing talks.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with author Max Boot about President Trump's recent foreign policy setbacks. Boot writes that Trump's "zigzagging" approach to Iran is "guaranteed to fail."

It's been a bad summer for foodborne illnesses -- from a record-breaking cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce to salmonella infections linked to jalapeños.

A strong earthquake struck western Colombia, causing some buildings to collapse and killing scores of people.