We look at how the possibility of the U.S. getting drawn into a wider conflict in the Middle East could affect the presidential race, as well as how the candidates are doing in swing states.

We look at the uptick in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon after and overnight Israeli strike in Beirut.

The child tax credit passed by Congress at the height of the pandemic has expired, but states and other local jurisdictions are trying to step in to fill the gap with their own programs and funding.

Could this weekend's election in Tunisia sound the death knell for democracy in its third presidential election since the Arab spring?

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Trevor Noah about his new book, "Into the Uncut Grass," and about finding common ground with people with different experiences.

Hundreds of paddlers from around the world gather in Hawaii to compete in the Na Wahine O Ke Kai, a grueling 41-mile women’s outrigger canoe race across the treacherous Ka’iwi Channel.

With one month until Election Day and early voting underway, here's what NPR voting correspondent Miles Parks is focusing on.

Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee will take a long time to recover from Hurricane Helene, but efforts are underway to bring relief to remote areas.

African farmers aren't as productive because of changing rainfall patterns. Now, an NGO and the Kenyan government are pulling together geographically precise weather data and texting it to farmers.

In Sudan, a year and a half of devastating conflict has destroyed much of the capital and brought most of the country to the brink of famine.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Antonia Sebastian, professor of environmental science at UNC Chapel Hill, about the flood risk facing inland communities as hurricanes become more intense.