Chileans weigh a new constitution
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
Republicans React With Glee To Speaker Boehner's Resignation
House Speaker John Boehner's resignation from Congress was embraced as a victory by the right wing of the Republican Party. Social conservatives celebrated the news at a conference in Washington.
Pope Francis Will Talk Immigration, Visit A Prison In Philly
NPR's Scott Simon talks with correspondent Jeff Brady in Philadelphia about the Pope's visit to the City of Brotherly Love.
Search Underway In Massachusetts For Speedy University Tarantula
A tarantula named Aragog, named after a spider in the Harry Potter books, is on the lam in Lowell, Mass. It escaped from a biology classroom at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell.
Seeking Asylum, A Syrian Woman Struggles To Get Family Out
Mais Istanbelli left her home in Aleppo before the civil war began Syria. She's in Sweden, but her family is still in Syria. She tells NPR's Scott Simon what she's hearing from her relatives back home.
In Hungary, Migrants Wait To Travel West
Austria has halted all train traffic from Hungary, after 12,000 migrants arrived in a single day. Now there's a backlog of migrants at Budapest's main station who want to travel west.
A Bad Day For Serena Williams, A Good Day For The Italians
Could it be the biggest upset in tennis history? Roberta Vinci beat Serena Williams in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. Vinci and fellow Italian will face off in the final on Saturday.
Spreading A Pontiff's Message In The Digital Age
The Tweetable Pope: A Spiritual Revolution in 140 Characters is a new book that examines the tweets of Pope Francis. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the author, Catholic commentator Michael O'Loughlin.