Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran's presidential runoff
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian beat hard-liner Saeed Jalili in the runoff election to replace the late president who was killed in a helicopter crash in May.
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6 takeaways from Biden's high-stakes interview
In an effort to quell calls for him to quit the race, Biden sat for a network TV interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Friday night. Did it work?
These bigger-than-life portraits turn gun death statistics into indelible stories
A volunteer curator in Philadelphia puts on art exhibits to raise awareness of lives lost to gun violence.
Opinion: Remembering the star screenwriter Robert Towne
NPR's Scott Simon remembers screenwriter Robert Towne, who died this week. Towne won an Oscar for Chinatown, which is considered one of the best screenplays in American cinema.
Skateboarders, weavers, kite makers: A Smithsonian party for 'Indigenous voices'
This year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival featured "Indigenous Voices of the Americas" and was full of surprises — like Bolivian women skateboarding in traditional garb — bowler hats and poofy skirts.
Who is backing Biden? We're keeping track
NPR is tracking elected Democrats who have weighed in on whether President Biden should remain in the race for re-election.
Defiant Biden says 'only the Lord Almighty' could convince him to leave the 2024 race
Democrats and donors wanted to see how President Biden handled unscripted questions after a disastrous debate fueled party anxiety about whether he should stay on the ticket.
Justice Department opens a criminal probe of the Chinese Olympic doping scandal
One focus of the probe appears to be on the World Anti-Doping Agency, which reviewed repeated positive drug tests by elite Chinese swimmers.
Back-to-back shark attacks leave 4 people injured in Texas and Florida
An abnormally high number of people were bitten by sharks in coastal waters over the span of a day that began on July 4. Upticks in shark attacks alone are not cause for concern, an expert says.
Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to re-strengthen on its way to drench Texas
Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Tulum as a Category 2 storm early Friday, following a destructive streak through the Caribbean. It's forecast to gain strength as it moves over the Gulf of Mexico.