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Since 1797, each president has peacefully handed over power to the next. President Trump has raised the specter of a disputed election. What might happen if he refuses to accept the results?

White House physician Dr. Sean Conley says the president is no longer contagious 10 days after the onset of symptoms, but did not give details on whether Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus.

Vance High School will be renamed Tuesday, possibly for civil rights lawyer Julius Chambers.

Stanly County Schools will revert to all-remote learning through the end of October as the school system attempts to contain the spread of COVID-19 cases among staff and students.

The North Korean leader unveiled what appeared to be an upgraded and enlarged version of the Hwasong-15, an intercontinental ballistic missile thought to be capable of hitting the U.S.

A pending announcement of a nominee to the Supreme Court, the GOP push for a swift confirmation, and the president refuses to commit to a peaceful transition of power.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Stanford law professor Michael McConnell about Amy Coney Barrett, the judge said to be President Trump's top choice for the Supreme Court.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Nic Stone about Dear Justyce,her novel for young readers. She tells Dear Justycethrough the letters an incarcerated teen writes to a friend.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Thomas Suozzi (D-N.Y.), of the Problem Solvers Caucus, for the latest on a second stimulus bill after a confusing week on Capitol Hill.

City personnel will hand out free masks. "Our goal, of course, is to give everyone a free face mask and get them to wear it," the mayor said. "We don't want to fine people."

Mac Davis had his own TV variety show, acted in movies and was a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He released 19 albums over 25 years. His song Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me was a hit in 1972.

An exhibition at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia showcases the art of barber, Baptist preacher and self-taught woodworker Elijah Pierce.

Ifeanyi Nsofor reviews the documentary series, Journey Of An African Colony,which confronts a painful past — including involvement in the slave trade — and celebrates the nation's independence.

We consider a new language invented by deaf children in Nicaragua, and how scientists are able to see the language evolving.

In a new court filing, the Trump administration offers its most thorough explanation to date of why it considers the hit video-sharing app a national security threat.

For the last two years, the administration has been working to lift the rule prohibiting development in the Tongass, the country's largest national forest.

Rancorous debate at the U.N. has led Secretary General António Guterres to say the pandemic has been a test of international cooperation that the world is failing.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Renee Fleming and Vanessa Williams about performing in the Kennedy Center's first live performance since spring.

Each country is blaming the other for initiating the conflict, which has reportedly left civilians dead on both sides. Armenia has declared martial law and mobilized its military.

In a peer-reviewed journal article, University of Queensland physicists say time is essentially self-healing. Changes in the past wouldn't necessarily cause a universe-ending paradox. Phew.