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A safety specialist at Mercy offers advice.
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Natalie Behring for NPRThe majority of congressional races this cycle are rated either solid Democrat or solid Republican. They're the opposite of tossups, where candidates from the minority party face near impossible odds. -
Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Archdiocese of Denver wants to be able to turn away LGBTQ families from Catholic preschools that receive state funding.
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Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesPresident Trump has maintained a near-daily rally schedule as Election Day draws closer, playing his greatest hits for loyal crowds in red states in what is a sort-of goodbye to campaigning. -
Heather Khalifa/APAs polls close on election night, here's a look at what to expect each hour and which midterm races are key to deciding control of Congress.
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When the Kennedy Center closed in September, it left an important American orchestra without a home. The players, and their charismatic conductor, have taken their show out onto an uncertain road. -
A family affected by Sanfilippo syndrome raised millions of dollars for research. The Food and Drug Administration just approved a gene therapy the support helped make possible. -
Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. -
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkin ordered both sides to talk and to agree on a proposed briefing schedule on the motion for a temporary restraining order by Saturday evening. -
Communities in the Southwest are bracing for more flooding this weekend. This follows weeks of devastating storms that have pummeled parts of the region.
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Democrats are putting up a fight in midterm races this year that went for President Donald Trump by double digits in 2024. Kentucky Public Radio's Sylvia Goodman explains what we can learn from one Kentucky district.
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There was a mixed Halloween bag of economic news this week. GDP growth is up, but so are prices. For now at least, interest rates are staying the same. What does that mean for the midterm elections?
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hosting the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta, with a focus on economic and security challenges.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Jazz pianist Joe Alterman about his podcast The Upside of Jazz from NPR member stations WABE in Atlanta.
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A new local government has taken its seat in the southern Philippines, in a step that marks a milestone in the peace process for a conflict that has lasted some 80 years.
