Police said they believed that Nyah Mway brandished a weapon after running away from three officers who were investigating a string of recent robberies. Authorities later said it was a pellet gun.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to former Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean about Democrats' response to President Biden's debate performance, and whether Biden should drop out of the race.
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President Biden spent the weekend after the debate doing damage control, trying to convince supporters he’s still up to the job.
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Louisiana’s governor signed a controversial bill that will make his state the first to allow surgical castration for people found guilty of certain sex crimes against children.
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It's a wrap on the U.S. Track and Field Trials, where it was make or break to get to the Paris Games. Meet some of the sprinters, distance runners and shot-putters who will compete in France.
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Ross Cooper, 33, got into trading Pokémon cards in 2018, but he's less interested in making money than he is in building the community. He finds joy in simply giving the cards away, mostly to kids.
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Torn between a base that wants more restrictions on abortion and a moderate majority that does not, it seems many Republicans would rather avoid the topic. But they can’t escape talking about it.
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Longevity researchers are taking a generic drug they think may help extend people's lives. Now a dentist is testing if rapamycin stops gum disease — a canary in the coal mine for age-related diseases.
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Whether the coup attempt was real or not, some Bolivians say they no longer believe what their leader says, and he'd be better served addressing the gasping economy and less time on political stunts.
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Boeing agreed to buy Spirit AeroSystems, the Kansas-based supplier that makes fuselages for the 737 Max jet, in a deal intended to improve quality after a midair door plug blowout.
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Researchers following a group of American children for decades found that even short periods of housing instability increased the chances of poor mental and physical health years later.