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It's the year of the no-hitter in the MLB. Pitchers are dominating the game and worrying officials about the lack of offensive excitement. How are the experts who train hitters fighting back?

Publishers have new books coming that attempt to make sense of the chaotic Trump presidency, with journalists uncovering behind-the-scenes details and former staffers trying to explain their actions.

The largest airlift in U.S. history continues as thousands of Afghans are on their way to new homes, fleeing Afghanistan's Taliban rulers. Many evacuees are being processed at the base in Ramstein.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with sports reporter Howard Bryant about the players taking to the court at the 2021 U.S. Open.

On the 10th anniversary of the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," the White House announced a policy change to help get VA benefits to veterans who were kicked out of the military for their sexuality.

The Women's March took place yesterday in Washington DC and other US cities, with a focus on reproductive rights.

The city of Baltimore is reacting to the judge's decision to not convict officer Caesar Goodson in the death of Freddie Gray in April 2015. Goodson drove the van that transported Gray after his arrest, and prosecutors said his actions caused the young black man to suffer a fatal spinal injury.

Even with government assistance and other efforts, more than 55% of Black and Latino households reported serious financial problems, compared with 29% of white households.

Texas' governor says a new education bill designed to keep critical race theory out of the state's classrooms doesn't go far enough. Texas school districts deny they even teach critical race theory.

Across the country, officer-involved shootings this year have raised questions about police tactics. In Los Angeles, a third of police shootings involved people deemed in mental distress.

Democrats around the United States are busily focusing on an upcoming race. From across the country, people and money and energy are flooding into one democratic primary in the Cleveland area.

Jury selection is in its third week in Georgia as attorneys question jurors in the murder trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black jogger.

The James Webb Space Telescope is on its ways to its parking place a million miles from Earth. What do scientists plan to do with it once it is operational?

Lawmakers passed the Electoral Count Act in 1887 after a contested election, and experts say they did a "terrible job." There may now be bipartisan support for a refresh.

Some infectious disease experts think there may be something of a silver lining with the omicron surge. It may leave a blanket of enhanced immunity that leaves the virus easier to live with.

Hear music from jazz and gospel pianist/vocalist Damien Sneed and how he got his start in Augusta, GA and went onto work with Wynton Marsalis and give piano lessons to Aretha Franklin.

Five of the nation's newest college grads earned degrees from a model program that offers college courses and a supported-living environment for mentally disabled students. As Susan Sharon of Maine Public Radio reports, the five members of STRIVE U's first class now have their own apartments and jobs.

George Washington University Professor Orin Kerr is helping to rewrite part of the U.S.A. Patriot Act. He is trying to balance the privacy concerns of Internet service users with the terrorism concerns of law enforcement.

Mississippi's state legislature has approved legislation to move floating casinos to dry land; Gov. Haley Barbour plans to sign the bill. But to make room for the casinos and hotels, many older coastal communities may never rebuild.

In the summer of 1965, Bruce Miroff joined hundreds of white northern college students in a voter-registration campaign called SCOPE. This summer, a reunion was held. Nick Miroff sends an audio montage of the group's recollections.