Some federal employees fired under anti-DEI orders weren't doing DEI work
Some of the first people fired by the Trump administration are fighting back, including those targeted for work they'd done promoting diversity, equity and inclusion under the Biden administration.
Even in death, Alexei Navalny continues to fight. His wife Yulia is speaking for him
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Yulia Navalnya about her husband's posthumous memoir Patriot. It is the story of his youth, activism, family and commitment to the cause of Russian democracy.
Will Florida be the 25th state to legalize recreational marijuana?
The move to legalize recreational cannabis in Florida has generated $100 million, the most spent on ballot question in U.S. history. Sixty% of voters need to answer “yes” for the amendment to pass.
Harris went to two Black churches yesterday as part of 'souls to the polls' tradition
Vice President Harris has spent the past two Sundays in Black churches, a time-honored election season tradition for Democrats.
Two runners become 1st married couple to win Detroit Free Press Marathon
Sydney Devore-Bowman and Andy Bowman met at a race two years ago. She encouraged him to try the Detroit half-marathon, and now they're married and have both won the full marathon.
Texas holds hearing about law prohibiting 'junk science' in court cases
Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson was hours away from his execution last week when a judge halted the attempt. Roberson is set to testify before a state legislative committee on Monday.
Thousands of migrant workers find themselves stranded as fighting ramps up in Lebanon
Thousands of migrant workers - many of them African - have been left stranded in Lebanon - unable to afford the trip home, or worse, abandoned by their employers with no permission to leave.
Paris bargoers choose next U.S. president in straw poll in century-old tradition
In one Paris bar, predicting the outcome of the U.S. presidential election is a long tradition. For over a century, a straw poll taken there has been pretty accurate at predicting the winner.
American activist talks about how having a target on his back has changed his life
Indian officials were in the U.S. earlier in October for talks about an alleged plot to target an American activist. He talks about how having a target on his back has changed his life.
With two weeks left, campaign travel is ramping up even more for Harris and Trump
Millions of Americans have already voted, and the presidential candidates are ramping up travel even more this week. We get up to date on the state of the race and the week ahead.
Trump calls Venezuelan migrants criminals. Some Venezuelans agree, others fight back
Donald Trump often focuses on Venezuelans when he warns about criminal immigrants coming to the U.S. It's a narrative that has surprisingly taken root even in some Venezuelan-American communities, and it offers a window into one reason support for mass deportations seems to be rising among some Latinos.