British Olympic diver Tom Daley announces he is retiring
Daley has won five Olympic medals in diving, including three bronze medals, one gold medal and the latest, a silver at the Paris Games.
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Light on news, heavy on personality in Elon Musk and Donald Trump X interview
It was typical Trump fare in an X conversation between the former president and Tesla CEO Elon Musk Monday night. Starting late due to technical issues, the friendly political chat lasted two hours.
FBI is investigating after Trump campaign says Iran hacked sensitive documents
The FBI said Monday it is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from the Trump campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion days after the campaign declared it had been hacked by Iran.
Venezuelans in US anxiously watch home crisis, brace for new migration surge
A new wave of migrants is expected to flee Venezuela as the nation's crisis deepens. Authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro claims re-election. The opposition disputes the outcome as fraudulent.
8 Tracks: Go back to those gold sounds
The shoegaze scene never made another record like Starflyer 59’s surfy bummer Gold… until now. A new album inspires this playlist of artists returning to old bands, former sounds and beloved songs.
No tax on tips: Why politicians love it, and economists don't
Presidential nominees Harris and Trump say they want to stop taxing tips, but how would that work?
Snuggles, pep talks and love notes: 10 ways to calm your kid’s back-to-school jitters
Teachers, pediatricians and child development experts share loving, creative advice on how to ease children (and their parents!) into a new school year.
Leaders of the movement that protested Biden on Israel express some hope on Harris
Earlier this year, tens of thousands of Democratic primary voters cast ballots marked “uncommitted" in protest of Biden's policy on Israel and Gaza. So how are those voters feeling now, with Harris?
12 things that wowed us at the Paris Olympics
A team of NPR journalists spent more than two weeks covering the Paris Summer Olympics. Here are some of our highlight moments from seeing the Games up close.
Chicago ’68 recalls a Democratic convention and a political moment like no other
In the months leading up to DNC 2024, "Chicago ‘68" has been repeatedly conjured. But there is nothing in this political climate to compare to '68 and the all-encompassing anxiety over Vietnam.