Dozens of roads are closed and two people are dead after intense rain in Connecticut
Western Connecticut was pounded Sunday — into early Monday morning — with nearly a foot of rain in some parts. Dozens of roads are closed and two people died.
Power failures from storm Ernesto reflect the failures to improve Puerto Rico's grid
Compared to other storms to hit Puerto Rico in recent years, Tropical Storm Ernesto was minor. Yet it still managed to knock out power to half of the island's 1.5 million customers.
Former senior adviser to Biden on Harris' path to the presidential nomination
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Anita Dunn, former senior adviser to President Biden, about what to expect from the president's speech Monday night and her current work with the Harris campaign.
Here's why tonight's blue supermoon is so special
Monday marks a rare cosmic event: a blue supermoon. It’s a combination of a supermoon, when it’s closest to Earth, and a blue moon, which is the third of four full moons in a season.
How Ukraine's three fronts on Russia are playing out
Ukraine is fighting Russia on three separate fronts: a recent incursion into Russia, an ongoing slugfest in eastern Ukraine and naval skirmishes in the Black Sea. We look at how all three are going.
Trump's counterprogramming plans during the DNC
Former President Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are barnstorming key swing states. Meanwhile, his surrogates are in Chicago meeting with reporters on his behalf.
The latest on Blinken's cease-fire negotiations in Israel
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel pushing for a cease-fire in Gaza as soon as possible.
He was recently leading Bangladeshi student protests. Now he's a government minister.
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Nahid Islam, one of the Bangladeshi student protesters who is now serving as a minister of the country's interim government after their former prime minister fled.
Documentary series charts the rise and fall of iconic Memphis record label
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jamila Wignot, the filmmaker behind a new documentary series called Stax: Soulsville USA, about the story of the legendary record label.
Ozempic takes over the Kentucky city of Bowling Green
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bloomberg News' Madison Muller, who reported on a Kentucky city that has one of the highest concentrations of people with weight loss drug prescriptions in the country.