NPR's Robert Siegel sets the scene on the first day of the Republican National Convention by speaking to various people at an Ohio delegation breakfast.
No cars were hit when the crane crashed from the new, under-construction Tappan Zee Bridge onto the existing bridge. Two employees and three motorists were injured.
Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes is being ousted from the network after a former anchor sued him for sexual harassment. More women have come forward, including Fox News star Megyn Kelly.
After two years of moderate rate hikes, a double-digit increase in the cost of insurance premiums in California is likely to resonate across the U.S. in the debate about the benefits of Obamacare.
Despite diversity efforts, Facebook and Google keep showing little change in the percentages of black, Latino and female workers. Facebook pins the problem on lack of talent in the education pipeline.
Day two of the Republican National Convention is devoted to the theme of "Making America Work Again." Donald Trump will also be officially named the nominee Tuesday night.
More than 900 endangered toads recently hopped onto the arid plains of southeast Wyoming. It's the only place in the world this species — the Wyoming toad — exists. The release is an effort by wildlife officials to bring back one of the most endangered amphibians in North America.
The streets of Cleveland are full of vendors selling Trump hats and t-shirts. NPR looks into whether the vendors are committed fans of the presumptive GOP nominee or just trying to make a buck.
According to newly released documents, Omar Mateen told investigators he had boasted about ties to mass killers and terrorist groups because co-workers had verbally abused him for being Muslim.