The White Sox bring a dreadful season to a close
No team in baseball's modern history has lost more game than this year's Chicago White Sox. On Thursday, thousands of fans came out to bid the dreadful season goodbye.
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VP Harris visits the southern U.S. border to propose tighter asylum rules
Vice President Kamala Harris heads to the border for the first time as the Democratic presidential nominee. She's set to propose tighter rules for asylum claims, a campaign official said.
At the border in Arizona, Harris lays out a plan to get tough on fentanyl
Vice President Harris is trying to shore up one of her biggest political liabilities. She focused her border security remarks on disrupting fentanyl smuggling.
New report looks at how U.S. history is taught in classrooms
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Nick Kryczka about the American Historical Association's new report on how U.S. history is taught in middle and high schools across America.
As Helene moves on, recovery operations are underway in Florida
Search and rescue operations are underway in Florida's Big Bend region where Hurricane Helene roared ashore Thursday night.
A new kind of drug for schizophrenia promises fewer side effects
A medicine that sidesteps the brain's dopamine receptors to reach different targets represents a new approach to schizophrenia treatment. The Food and Drug Administration approved it Thursday.
Netanyahu defies calls for a cease-fire at the U.N., as Israel strikes Lebanon
In a fiery speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli prime minister said his country would is "winning" and would attack Iran and its proxies anywhere in the Middle East.
Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr's appeal to be put on the New York ballot
In New York major party candidates automatically appear on the ballot, but minor party candidates must collect 45,000 voter signatures by petition in order to qualify. Kennedy, who has withdrawn from the race and backed Donald Trump, gathered more than 100,000 valid signatures.
Auction for Shohei Ohtani's 50/50 ball goes live as fans fight over who owns it
An 18-year-old filed a lawsuit against another baseball fan after the two tussled over Ohtani's historic 50th homerun ball. Now, an online auction for the ball may add another fan into the mix.
Bangladesh defies stereotypes when it comes to health care. Let's keep it that way
Bangladesh defies the stereotypes. It was born in poverty but has risen up the income ladder and is a model of health progress. Will the current political upheaval take a toll on its impressive achievements?