Supreme Court upholds a lower court order to force USAID to pay contractors
In an order, the justices left in place a lower court order that so far has only required the Trump administration to pay contractors for foreign aid work that has already been completed — roughly $2 billion.
Early Warning Signs For Dayton Shooter
Following the shooting in Dayton this weekend, the focus is on whether school officials and police could have done more to prevent the tragedy.
Understanding The Statements Of Mass Shooters
Rachel Martin talks with Patrick Blanchfield of the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research about what we should focus on in the manifestos left behind and published by recent mass shooters.
Opinion: Speeding Up Baseball To Save It
Sports commentator Mike Pesca wonders whether Major League Baseball will modernize to attract a young audience, and how it will keep them for life.
Tensions Increase Over Kashmir
India recently revoked the special legal status that the state of Kashmir enjoyed in that country. Now the Pakistani prime minister is warning this could spiral into war.
An Artificial Tongue To Taste Whisky
Engineers from Scotland have created a device that can taste whisky. You need human tasters to make sure the alcohol is up to snuff, but this is about preventing counterfeiting in the industry.
Ed Sheeran Sets Record For Highest-Grossing Tour
On Friday, musician Ed Sheeran broke the record for the highest-grossing concert tour of all time, beating U2's mark.
Law And Order: Beekeeping Unit
The NYPD has a special beekeeping unit. They were called in to remove a swarm at the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island.
Mexicans In Juarez, Baffled By Hatred They See Fueling Shooting, Call On Trump To Act
Several of the victims in El Paso's mass shooting were Mexican citizens. Many in neighboring Juarez, Mexico, are shocked at what they see as a terrorist attack targeting people for their nationality.
Mainstream Politics Long Has Traded On Fear Of A Non-White America
White nationalism is not limited to the United States' radical, violent fringe groups. There's a long history in mainstream politics of stoking anxiety about America becoming less white.
Pakistan Tests A Plastic Bag Ban In Islamabad
On Aug. 14, Pakistan will become the latest country to ban single-use plastic bags. The nation uses 55 billion bags a year, and many wind up clogging rivers and littering the countryside.
Toni Morrison Remembered By Poet Kwame Alexander
Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison has died. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Morning Edition contributor Kwame Alexander about how she will be remembered.