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A noose was found inside Bubba Wallace's garage at Talladega Speedway. He is the only black driver in NASCAR's top circuit. Wallace led efforts to ban the Confederate battle flag at NASCAR events.

A crowd has gathered in Houston Monday to pay respects to George Floyd. Floyd was born in North Carolina but grew up in Houston. He was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis.

Despite concerns that many West Point cadets returning for a June 13 commencement may be exposed to the coronavirus, Army officials insist they'll be in a "safety bubble."

We check in on China's massive testing campaign in Wuhan, Beijing's efforts to reopen its economy and the impact of another low point in U.S.-China relations.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today called for another above average hurricane season in the Atlantic, making it the fifth in a row…

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, about the state and federal response to a derecho that hit more than a week ago and brought widespread devastation.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Varshini Prakash, co-founder of the Sunrise Movement and an adviser to Joe Biden's climate task force, about the impact of climate policy on this year's election.

There's an art and a science to running a business that has to pay out money, like a casino or insurance firm. See how game shows craft the appearance of risk while trying to limit it.

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced House and Senate intelligence panels will no longer receive in-person briefings on foreign interference in the 2020 election.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about the U.S. Open and the changes to this year's tennis tournament because of the coronavirus pandemic.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., about Postmaster General DeJoy's testimony on his cost-cutting measures at the U.S. Postal Service.

Some of President Trump's ambassadors are coming under scrutiny — an inspector general report calls for further investigation into alleged sexist and racist remarks by the U.S. ambassador to the U.K.

An NCAA Women's basketball rivalry gets rough on Twitter and Washington, D.C.'s football team has signed a new backup quarterback.

The Army general has a voracious appetite for history — and Boston sports teams. If approved by the Senate, the 60-year-old Massachusetts native will take the helm next summer.

Fifty-seven percent don't think demanding funding for the wall is worth the gridlock, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll finds. Many do not consider the wall a top priority for the next Congress, either.

Democrats enjoyed major wins beyond just the marquee races, up and down the ballot — and across the country — continuing the party's momentum heading into the 2026 midterm elections.

Craig Breedlove became the first person to drive faster than 500 miles per hour. But his record-breaking run almost ended in disaster.

The confectionary company, Cadbury, says it's made the world's largest Creme Egg - about as tall as a USPS mailbox. NPR's Scott Simon talks to chocolatier Dawn Jenks about the creation.

Democratic congressional leaders are urging a cautious approach to impeaching President Trump while a historic number of Democratic presidential candidates are stepping up to unseat him.

A Palestinian gunman has killed five people in a suburb of Tel Aviv. It's the latest in a series of attacks that left 11 people dead in just over a week.