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The Senate failed to start debate on a border bill. How might Republican congressional leaders try to salvage a chaotic week? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist Brendan Buck.

Host Scott Detrow hears about the Academy Award nominees for best original film score.

The cost of auto and home insurance is rising much faster than overall inflation, thanks in part to a string of billion-dollar storms. A growing number of people are going without insurance.

A new study finds people who are resilient in the face of stressful events have a different mix of microorganisms in the gut than those who get more frazzled.

The MLB incorporated the statistics of some 2,300 Black athletes who played in the segregated Negro Leagues between 1920 and 1948, making the late Josh Gibson its new all-time batting leader.

The county and board of education will have to figure out how to work together to manage the millions of dollars expected to be available in November for school repairs.

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida late tonight as a dangerous storm, and time is running out for people to evacuate. And, the EPA has mandated a nationwide lead pipe removal.

Carsie Blanton sings a protest anthem in "After the Revolution." Sabrina Carpenter channels a disco party with her catchy hit "Espresso." "Life Is," by Jessica Pratt, is an immediate, sweeping drama.

Farmers in the European Union could hold the key to the bloc's parliamentary vote.

Rivals Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will reunite in September for their first hot dog-eating competition in 15 years. Here's why the competitors and their fans are so hungry for a rematch.

A baker says being forced by Colorado law to make wedding cakes for same-sex couples would violate his First Amendment rights. The couple says the baker can't discriminate against them.

Tesla shareholders voted to restore Musk's record pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year. A separate vote approved moving the company’s legal home to Texas.

The Paramount+ show may have been bogged down by illogical plot twists and confusing storylines in recent seasons, but it also paved the way for creative approaches and new "Star Trek" shows.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants tobacco-style warning labels for social media. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to clinical psychologist Michaeline Jensen, who has studied social media's effect on kids.

Hallmark is teaming up with the NFL and the Kansas City Chiefs to make a holiday romance movie, capitalizing on Travis Kelce's relationship with Taylor Swift.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Republican strategist Mike Madrid about his book -- Latino Century: How America's Largest Minority Is Transforming Democracy -- about the power of the Latino vote.

Rushdie was onstage at a literary event in 2022 when he was attacked by a man in the audience: "Dying in the company of strangers — that was what was going through my mind." His new book is Knife.

NPR Music's Robin Hilton talks to Scott Detrow about Iron & Wine's first solo album in seven years.

Promising to revaluate NATO and reshape global trade, former President Donald Trump is crafting foreign policy that picks up where he left off after his first term and takes things to the next level.

As Russia's army advances on coal mines powering Ukraine and its steel industry, women in a small coal town adjust to new roles as miners. They've replaced men who're now fighting on the front lines.