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PolitiFact founder says both parties need factchecking. But they don’t lie equally
by David Folkenflik
CBS said that its moderators would largely leave fact checking up to the vice presidential candidates in Tuesday's debate. Journalist Bill Adair said the network sent a powerful message, though.
As Black representation in pro-baseball dwindles, the MLB tries something new
The MLB once led the way on integration. Now, it's attempting to address the dwindling number of Black players in the league by hosting events like the HBCU Swingman Classic.
Senate hearing aimed to shed light on the planned PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut about the congressional hearing on the PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal.
What's happening at the NATO summit
by Eleanor Beardsley
Thirty-one countries are meeting in the capital of the Baltic country of Lithuania for a crucial NATO summit that is taking place in the midst of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
'Barbie' is pretty in pink — but will she also be profitable?
by Mandalit del Barco
Critics have doubts about New York's huge winter sports tourism investment
by Brian Mann
Officials in New York are on track to spend $1 billion taxpayer dollars refurbishing 40-year-old Winter Olympic sports and tourism sites near Lake Placid. Critics doubt it will pay off.
When hospital staff refused to give a dying man pain medication, a manager stepped in
In 1986, Dorothy Tiernan was with her father on his deathbed. The hospital staff refused to give him pain medication to make him more comfortable, until a manager intervened.
Harry Styles and Drake are among the artists hit by items thrown at them mid-show
by Anastasia Tsioulcas
There's been a disturbing trend at concerts this summer: performers like Harry Styles, Drake and Bebe Rexha being hit — and sometimes hurt — by audience members throwing things at them during shows.
A lawsuit to compensate Tulsa Massacre victims and their descendants was dismissed
by Elizabeth Caldwell
A number of survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre had a setback recently when a lawsuit seeking damages from the state was dismissed. The suit would have compensated them and their descendants.
A preview of tomorrow's NATO annual summit
by Eleanor Beardsley
On Tuesday, the 31 members of the NATO alliance will meet for their annual summit — the second summit held since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine.
Putin met with Wagner founder and his mercenaries just days after they led a mutiny
by Charles Maynes
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and nearly three dozen of his mercenary commanders for talks in Moscow late in June.
A recap of 2023 Wimbledon so far — and forecast of what could happen next
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Courtney Nguyen, senior writer for WTA Insider, about the home stretch of Wimbledon, the world's oldest and arguably most prestigious tennis tournament.
Want to make your house a home? Keep away from trends
There's a look we've come to expect when we check out real estate listings the perfect kitchen — streamlined, neutral — and there's pressure on homeowners to renovate to improve future salability.