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Vice President Harris steps off Air Force Two in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 2, 2024 with former President Donald Trump's plane on the tarmac in the background. Both candidates are holding rallies in the state. Charly Triballeau/AFP hide caption

Trump and Harris make last-minute stops in North Carolina

Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump made stops in North Carolina, a state that last went Democratic in a presidential election in 2008.

We talked politics at the North Carolina state fair — and learned 3 key things

Support from rural democrats will be crucial for harris to win this swing state.

Amanda Zurawski (middle) and Kaitlyn Joshua (right) have been sharing their personal stories of being denied abortion care. While campaigning for Democrats as part of the Reproductive Freedom bus tour, they appeared on the Aug. 14 show Political Connections with host Ybeth Bruzual (left) in Orlando, FL. Izzy Lewis hide caption

Women sharing personal stories about abortion bans have become a political force

An image of the Valencia floods from the Landsat 8 satellite taken on Oct. 30. Lauren Dauphin/NASA Earth Observatory hide caption

Satellite images show the devastation from Spain's deadly floods

Left to right: Tha Vin, Emily Lillystone, Eric Alston, Sydney Craddock, and Judy Zhu and Wei Kang Ding. Matthew Pearson/WABE hide caption

The election in Georgia is tight. Meet 5 groups of voters who will shape the outcome

In this Oct. 8, 2014 photo, a medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit wearing full protective equipment carries a meal to an isolation tent housing a man being quarantined after coming into contact in Uganda with a carrier of the Marburg Virus, at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption

Goats and Soda

An 'unprecedented' good news story about a potentially deadly viral outbreak.

A voter enters the Bucks County Administration building in Doylestown, Pa. on Oct. 31, 2024. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Untangling Disinformation

An influencer thought someone dropping off ballots was ‘suspect.’ it was the postman.

Dancers of Danza Azteca Tezcatlipoca circle the grounds of the front fields of the Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina during a ceremonial dance in front of Day of the Dead ofrendas to inaugurate the launch of Día de Oakwood on Oct. 26, 2024. Aaron Sanchez-Guerra/NPR hide caption

At a historic cemetery in the South, a Dia de los Muertos festival takes root

Latest stories, citing the pandemic, tgi fridays files for bankruptcy, 'wait wait' for november 2, 2024: with not my job guest brian jordan alvarez, u.k. conservatives pick kemi badenoch as their party's new leader.

Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris focus on different ways to bring down housing costs, but both say America needs to build more housing. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images; Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

Housing is expensive. Here’s how Harris and Trump promise to bring costs down

Housing costs are a top issue for many voters. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Harris have proposed different ideas for addressing the country's housing woes.

Trump vs. Harris: Plans to address housing issues

Here’s where trump and harris stand on 5 issues affecting workers.

People line up to vote on the first day of in-person early voting in Las Vegas on Oct. 19. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

2024 Election

There are a lot of nonpartisan voters in nevada, making the swing state hard to read.

Since 2020, voters in Nevada who aren't registered with a party have become the largest voting group in the state. That means it's hard to predict how they'll vote so campaigns are courting them.

NEVADA NONPARTISAN VOTERS

Katie Polfleit places an "I Voted" sticker on the grave of women's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony in Rochester, N.Y., on Nov. 2, 2020. The cemetery has put a plastic cover on the headstone so voters can place stickers on it without damaging the grave. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption

Susan B. Anthony broke the law by voting in 1872. In 2024, women honor her courage

More than 150 years after Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting despite being a woman, Americans take to the polls on the anniversary of her historic ballot casting.

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5 tips to help you reset after the daylight saving time change

From the moment you wake up, your body starts to prepare for sleep. We show you how to adjust your daytime habits to get the best possible night of rest.

Marchers walk the last three miles from Gurdwara Sahib Sikh Temple to the California state capitol after a journey from Bakersfield to Sacramento on Friday. Mike Kai Chen for NPR hide caption

Sikhs march across California urging protections against threats from India on U.S. soil

Sikh activists marched 350 miles across California last month to mark the 40th anniversary of a massacre and call for protections from what they say is a growing threat from the Indian government.

SIKHS UNDER THREAT 

Open enrollment for ACA plans began Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15, 2025. During the Trump administration, the enrollment period was shortened and funding for sign up help and advertising drastically cut. Jim Vallee/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption

As ACA sign ups start, more Americans have health insurance than ever. Will it last?

Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to record low numbers of people who are uninsured.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a case involving provisional ballots in Pennsylvania. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

Supreme Court sides with Democrats in Pennsylvania voting case

It is hard to estimate how many ballots will be affected by the decision or whether it will ultimately impact the outcome of the presidential election.

Representative Ruben Gallego (left, in blue shirt) joins community members in a traditional dance at the Supai Tribe village in the Grand Canyon on Oct. 14,2024. Adriana Zehbrauskas for NPR hide caption

On Arizona's campaign trail, there are 22 tribal lands. He set out to visit them all

Democrat Ruben Gallego says his party has often taken Native American voters for granted. As he competes for an open Senate seat, he has vowed to visit all of Arizona’s federally recognized tribes.

AZ Gallego and Native Outreach

Breonna Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, speaks Friday following the verdict. Giselle Rhoden/LPM hide caption

Louisville detective guilty of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights, jury finds

A federal jury found former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison guilty of depriving Breonna Taylor of her civil rights during a raid of her home on March 13, 2020.

Voters cast their ballots on the last day of early voting for the 2024 election on November 1, 2024 in Atlanta. Megan Varner/Getty Images hide caption

Fake videos from Russian propagandists aim to raise tensions ahead of Election Day

Intelligence officials say the video, which purported to show a Haitian immigrant claiming he had voted multiple times in Georgia, is the product of a Russian propaganda operation.

Investigations

A warden faced discipline over abuse at a prison. now he runs a prison training site.

Investigators said warden Andrew Ciolli should have stopped abuse of prisoners. He faced disciplinary action. Now he's the director of a federal center that teaches others how to run prisons.

Prison Warden Reassigned Again

In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during a meeting with school and university students, in Tehran on Saturday. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP hide caption

Middle East crisis — explained

Iran's supreme leader threatens israel, u.s. with 'crushing response' to israeli attack.

Iran's supreme leader threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. The Pentagon said Friday that more U.S. forces would be coming to the region.

A still from Broadway Votes' "Carrying the Message" video. The video is part of a campaign that engages New York theater talent to encourage audiences to head to the polls. Jenny Anderson/Broadway Votes hide caption

Broadway stars campaign to get out the vote

The new nonprofit Broadway Votes is corralling musical theater celebrities to help with the effort both both on stage and online.

Broadway Votes

Britain's Member of Parliament Kemi Badenoch speaks after being elected as the new leader of the opposition Conservative Party, in London, on Saturday. Alberto Pezzali/AP hide caption

The party elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing defeat that ended 14 years in power. She is the first Black woman to lead a major British political party.

Celebrity chef, author and restaurateur Edward Lee offers a fine dining experience using the finest Hansik ingredients from the Korean peninsula. Shuran Huang/For NPR hide caption

Chef Edward Lee reflects on 'Culinary Class Wars', identity and his next chapter

After three decades in Southern cuisine, Lee's next culinary chapter explores Korean American cooking, moving beyond traditional recipes and fusion concepts.

As visitors explore each room on the White House public tour, they will find new signage and multi-sensory "reader rails" with educational information, tactile content, and replicas of materials, as seen in the Blue Room on Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Moriah Ratner for NPR hide caption

I went on the new White House tour. This is what you can now see

About 10,000 people a week come to visit the White House. But until recently, they got a public tour that hadn’t changed in decades.

WHITE HOUSE TOURS GET A REVAMP

Jerad Castillo (far right), a Texas Rangers fan, attended Game 1 of the 2023 World Series. He bought a souvenir ticket for that game — and it remains one of his favorite Rangers possessions. Castillo poses with his nephew Leo (left) and brother Lance (center) that night. Jerad Castillo hide caption

Many sports fans really miss paper tickets. Now, teams are tapping into that demand

There's one thing that many sports and music fans miss in this digital age: the physical, paper tickets of the recent past. And now, they are making a bit of a comeback.

What happened to paper tickets and why are people paying for souvenir copies?

A TGI Fridays is pictured in 2020 in Queens in New York City, when the streets were empty due to the coronavirus. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images hide caption

The casual dining chain, which saw dozens of its U.S. restaurants close this year, said its financial woes stem from the coronavirus pandemic.

In his new play The Other Americans, John Leguizamo is Nelson Castro, owner of a chain of laundromats in Queens, New York. Tony Powell/Arena Stage hide caption

John Leguizamo's parents knew the 'American dream hustle.' That informed his new play

In his new play The Other Americans , John Leguizamo stars as a Colombian Puerto Rican laundromat owner whose son is released from a mental wellness facility after suffering a trauma.

John Leguizamo's The Other Americans

President Biden speaks with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as he visits the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Pushed by public opinion shift, Democrats adopt immigration restrictions

President Biden has issued a number of immigration-related executive actions that mimic those of the Trump administration, and Vice President Harris has promised she’ll continue restrictive policies.

Democrats have shifted th

This photo provided by Justice 360 shows death row inmate Richard Moore at Kirkland Reception and Evaluation Center in Columbia, S.C., on Aug. 17, 2018. Justice 360/AP hide caption

South Carolina executes Richard Moore despite broadly supported plea to cut sentence

Three jurors who condemned Moore to death, a former state prison director, Moore's trial judge, his son and daughter, and pastors called for the governor to change his sentence to life without parole.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum, the same place that hosted last summer's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Friday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

Harris and Trump enter the home stretch with rallies in 2 key Midwest swing states

Former President Donald Trump stopped in Dearborn, Mich. — a city where a majority of people are Arab American — largely without addressing concerns about the war in Gaza.

First Gaza, now Lebanon: How support for Israel’s war is influencing Michigan voting

Mount Eerie With Julie Doiron: Tiny Desk Concert

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Common freestyles over Toto's 'Africa' at the Aspen Ideas Festival

Sheila E.: Tiny Desk Concert

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Eladio Carrión: Tiny Desk Concert

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Hurray for the Riff Raff sings in a sage-filled meadow at the Aspen Ideas Festival

Chris Thile shreds Bach on mandolin at the Aspen Ideas Festival

Jonathan Scales' steelpans blaze at the Aspen Ideas Festival

Son Little's songs radiate outdoors at the Aspen Ideas Festival

Pygmy Lush: Tiny Desk Concert

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Mount Eerie's new album, Night Palace , is out now. In early 2020, Phil Elverum came to the Tiny Desk to harmonize with one of his favorite singers, Julie Doiron.

Tyler, the Creator's seventh album, CHROMAKOPIA , finds the artist deeply reconsidering his own definitions of maturity. Khalif Sawyer hide caption

Music Features

Bless this mess: tyler, the creator and the chaos of adulting.

Musically, CHROMAKOPIA is the rap auteur's most confident album. Emotionally, it might be his most self-effacing, as it stares down a new set of responsibilities.

It's raking season! Above, a man tends to fallen leaves in Sieversdorf, Germany in 2017. Patrick Pleul/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

What's Making Us Happy: Recommendations From 'Pop Culture Happy Hour'

A guide to your weekend raking, listening and gaming.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Cure's Songs of a Lost World , a lawn mowing simulator video game, and fall yard work.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Here's why we're disappointed with 'here': it's more complicated than it is good.

Here , starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, was adapted from a millennia-spanning graphic novel. But it's a technically and narratively difficult story on-screen and the result is crowded and confusing.

Women receive food from an aid kitchen in Omdurman, Sudan, on Sept. 6. Luke Dray for NPR hide caption

Here's what life is like in a city in the grip of Sudan’s brutal war

The Sudanese city of Omdurman lives in the shadow of war, facing daily shelling and battered medical services. But some people are trying to eke out a return to life, however precarious.

Finding missing items is an art and a science. The next time you misplace your house key, try these strategies to hunt it down. Allie Sullberg/for NPR hide caption

How to find lost objects: 6 techniques that really work

We asked visual search scientists, a metal-detecting enthusiast and a detective to share the most effective strategies to find missing objects.

Men browse their tablet computers and smartphone at the Beijing Capital Airport on Nov. 30, 2013. Andy Wong/AP hide caption

Don't get 'river-crabbed!' How China is cracking down on punny dissent

China's government is censoring puns and wordplay online. NPR's Scott Simon explains why double meanings are a problem for Beijing.

ESSAY 11022024

London-based distributor Neal's Yard Dairy announced on Instagram that it was "the victim of a sophisticated fraud" involving high-value cheddar cheese. Neal's Yard Dairy/Instagram hide caption

Man arrested in U.K. cheese heist where imposter stole $389,000 worth of cheddar

The man was detained on suspicion of fraud by false representation and handling stolen goods in the theft of roughly 48,500 pounds of the high-value cheddar.

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Movie Reviews

A mother and son are separated by the london 'blitz' in this quietly radical film.

In a film that has powerful moments of wonderment, humor and joy, Saoirse Ronan plays a London factory worker trying to protect her young son as German bombs fall across the city.

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The NPR news quiz

Who said 'i hate politics' — then endorsed harris find out in the quiz.

This week's news quiz mixes celebrities and politics. But hey, they started it. Were you paying attention?

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Counterfeit goods sold online can be dangerous. Here's how to avoid getting duped

Counterfeit products, especially medicines and safety gear, can be dangerous. Here's how to spot them on e-commerce platforms like Amazon.

How to avoid counterfeit and unsafe products online

English lead singer, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band the Cure Robert James Smith performs on stage during a concert a the Royal Arena in Oerestad in Copenhagen, on October 14, 2022. (Photo by Ida Marie Odgaard / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by IDA MARIE ODGAARD/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

‘How it will end is how it will end,’ but The Cure isn’t over, yet

The Cure's first album in 16 years, Songs of a Lost World , is thematically dark, but sonically rich and inviting. Still, though, Robert Smith says there's so much more to come.

THE CURE'S SONGS OF A LOST WORLD

Ntombozuko 'Nozuko' Ndlwana (from left), Thozama, Nana, Zintle, Hlomela Msesele and Tsidi Zondi (in front) pose for a photo backstage during the Miss Lesbian beauty pageant in the Khayelitsha township of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2012. Julia Gunther hide caption

The Picture Show

Rainbow girls: 10 years of protection and prejudice.

Through her independent documentary project Rainbow Girls , photographer Julia Gunther captures the stories of protection and prejudice among a group of South African lesbian women.