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Vice President Harris speaks during a campaign rally on the Ellipse on Oct. 29, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Politics

At the site of Trump’s Jan. 6 rally, Harris makes her closing pitch for the campaign

A week before Election Day, Vice President Harris used the backdrop to lay out the case for turning the page on the divisive and chaotic politics of her Republican opponent.

A Palestinian girl searches in the rubble of a building after an Israeli strike in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.

Middle East crisis — explained

An Israeli airstrike in north Gaza killed dozens of people, as parliament bans UNRWA

Voters work on their ballot at a polling station in Arlington, Va, on Sept. 20, 2024.

Politics

Facing fallout, Trump claims no president did more for Puerto Rico than he did

The Republican nominee's remarks come days after jokes about Puerto Ricans at his New York rally prompted backlash.

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon arrives at a press conference outside a federal correctional institution on July 1, 2024 in Danbury, Conn.

Law

Steve Bannon says he feels 'empowered' after four months in federal prison

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was back to hosting his daily podcast "War Room" just hours after his release from federal prison.

Ivana Likbiri, an 18-month-old Lebanese baby who got injured during an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, is hospitalized at Geitaoui Hospital's burn unit, in Beirut, on Oct. 18.

Middle East crisis — explained

Lebanon's only burn unit sees a surge of patients as Israel strikes the country

Geitaoui Hospital has Lebanon's only unit specializing in burn treatment. Since Israel launched an air and ground invasion of the country to fight Hezbollah, burn cases have mounted.

Teri Garr speaks at the 15th Annual Race to Erase MS event on May 2, 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Obituaries

Teri Garr, actor, comedian and multiple sclerosis ambassador, dies at 79

Garr's breakout role was as sexy Inga in Young Frankenstein. She earned an Oscar nomination for her role in the 1982 film Tootsie, and played Phoebe's mom on the sitcom Friends.

Politics

Harris called Trump a 'fascist.' Experts debate what fascism is — and isn't

Vice President Harris and Trump's former chief of staff say Trump fits the definition of "fascist." Scholars who agree say the term is useful as a distress signal for the threat to democracy.

Trump's closing rallies are like a rambling, profane farewell tour

In a razor-thin race, Trump's complicated ties with Georgia's governor could matter

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Brothers Alex (top) and Eddie Van Halen in an undated photo.

Music

Undone by the loss of his brother Eddie, Alex Van Halen looks back in a new memoir

Though Alex had been the guitarist in the family, when they formed Van Halen, it quickly became clear who would play: "[Ed] made that instrument sing." Alex's new memoir is Brothers.

Undone by the loss of his brother Eddie, Alex Van Halen looks back in a new memoir

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Members of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team training for a radiological contamination scenario. For fifty years, the secretive team has been the first line of defense against nuclear emergencies.

Science

Meet America's secret team of nuclear first responders

For 50 years, a secretive group of government workers has been preparing for the worst. Here's a rare look inside the team that's ready to respond to a nuclear incident anywhere, anytime.

Nuclear Emergency Support Team

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Music Playlist

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Omara Portuondo: Tiny Desk Concert
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Pixies: Tiny Desk Concert
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Common freestyles over Toto's 'Africa' at the Aspen Ideas Festival
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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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Kehlani: Tiny Desk Concert
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Omara Portuondo Tiny Desk Concert

The great singer Omara Portuondo turns 94 years young today. In 2010, she transported the Tiny Desk to '50s Cuba with two classic boleros.

Hershey Co. is introducing more non-chocolate candies to its lineup as costly chocolate candy curbs the company's sales revenue.

Business

Why you’re seeing scary-high chocolate candy prices this Halloween

Don't be surprised if you see fewer chocolate treats in your trick-or-treating loot. Customers are souring on costly chocolate, resulting from a few disappointing cocoa crop years.

David DePape, who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer, is seen on Dec. 13, 2013, in Berkeley, Calif. DePape was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

National

Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prison

David DePape, who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole following a separate state trial.

A bronze art installation depicting a pile of feces on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk pictured on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol.

Strange News

Poop on Pelosi's desk, a neo-Nazi tiki torch: Mysterious statues are popping up in D.C.

Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker's desk and a hand holding a tiki torch.

This former NPR intern shows off our DIY mosquito costume.

Goats and Soda

This DIY Halloween costume turns you into the world's scariest animal

Here's a costume that won't take a lot of fuss — and will earn you the title "world's scariest animal" this Halloween.

Exclusive

Owner Jeff Bezos blocked 'The Washington Post' from endorsing a presidential candidate less than two weeks before Election Day. The editorial board had drafted an endorsement for Kamala Harris.

The 'Washington Post' in crisis

Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'The Washington Post' after Bezos blocks a Harris endorsement

Over 200,000 people canceled their subscriptions in the first few days following news that The Washington Post would not endorse any presidential candidate.

From left, Sergeant Carmelo C. Matthews, Captain Francisco Orobitg and Private Angel Perales hold up a Puerto Rican flag on the battlefield in Korea.

How the U.S. Army's only segregated Latino unit, the 'Borinqueneers,' showed heroism against racism

Connecticut Public Radio

There has only been one segregated Latino unit in U.S. military history. The Army refers to them as the 65-Infantry Regiment, but the members of that unit have long referred to themselves as the “Borinqueneers."

A ballot drop box in in Vancouver, Wa. was set ablaze early Monday morning, destroying hundreds of ballots.

Untangling Disinformation

Ballots are set on fire in three states as Election Day approaches

Federal officials have been warning that in recent months, some social media users have been encouraging sabotage of ballot drop boxes. "It's a direct attack on democracy," said one local official.

Asia

Japan’s bullet train just turned 60. Could it finally be coming to America?

It's been 60 years since Japan's bullet train first entered service. Could the technology be coming to Texas?

Amtrak has received a federal grant to move forward with a high speed rail line in Texas

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Actor Jay Johnston emerges from the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, after being sentenced to one year in prison for his part in a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago.

Law

Former 'Bob's Burgers' actor is sentenced to 1 year in prison for his role in the Capitol riot

Jay Johnston expressed regret that he “made it more difficult for the police to do their job" on Jan. 6.

Vice President Harris greets supporters at Philly Cuts in Philadelphia on Sunday.

Politics

New polling finds Harris gaining with a group she has struggled with: Black men

A new NAACP survey offers a mixed picture for the vice president. She has gained ground among Black men since August, but about one in five say they are still backing former President Donald Trump.

Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, has chosen Naim Kassem as its new leader.

Middle East crisis — explained

Hezbollah picks cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese militant group

The cleric takes over after Israel killed Hezbollah's longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an airstrike in a Beirut suburb in late September.

Many species are vying to win the Bat Beauty Contest during International Bat Week.

It's time to vote — in the Bat Beauty Contest

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Competition is fierce — and fuzzy — with contestants from federally managed land in 12 western states. The contest coincides with International Bat Week, which raises awareness of the role the flying mammals play in the world.

Students for Harris Walz signs hang at Indiana University of Pennsylvania ahead of a Get Out The Vote rally organized by the school's young Democrats.

2024 Election

Colleges are key to Democrats' strategy to lose by less in rural Pennsylvania

In the rural, red parts of Pennsylvania, young Democratic organizers have a plan to lose by less to win the state for Vice President Harris. But former President Donald Trump's campaign isn't worried.

RURAL PA YOUNG VOTER ORGANIZING

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SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million check during the town hall at the Roxain Theater on October 20, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The legality of these cash pr

Stress Less 5: Resilience amid conflict

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At the site of Trump’s Jan. 6 rally, Harris makes her closing pitch for the campaign

An Israeli airstrike in north Gaza killed dozens of people, as parliament bans UNRWA

U.S. citizens are among the voters removed in Virginia’s controversial purge

JP Morgan Chase is suing customers over 'infinite money glitch' ATM scam

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting minors in two new lawsuits

As war in Gaza fractures Democrats, Republicans see an opening with Jewish voters

The true story of a famed librarian and the secret she guarded closely

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As war in Gaza fractures Democrats, Republicans see an opening with Jewish voters

JP Morgan Chase is suing customers over 'infinite money glitch' ATM scam

Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prison

An Israeli airstrike in north Gaza killed dozens of people, as parliament bans UNRWA

U.S. citizens are among the voters removed in Virginia’s controversial purge

Facing fallout, Trump claims no president did more for Puerto Rico than he did

Steve Bannon says he feels 'empowered' after four months in federal prison

Lebanon's only burn unit sees a surge of patients as Israel strikes the country

Teri Garr, actor, comedian and multiple sclerosis ambassador, dies at 79

Harris called Trump a 'fascist.' Experts debate what fascism is — and isn't

Trump's closing rallies are like a rambling, profane farewell tour

In a razor-thin race, Trump's complicated ties with Georgia's governor could matter

Undone by the loss of his brother Eddie, Alex Van Halen looks back in a new memoir

Undone by the loss of his brother Eddie, Alex Van Halen looks back in a new memoir

Meet America's secret team of nuclear first responders

Nuclear Emergency Support Team

Music Playlist

WATCH

Omara Portuondo Tiny Desk Concert

Why you’re seeing scary-high chocolate candy prices this Halloween

Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prison

Poop on Pelosi's desk, a neo-Nazi tiki torch: Mysterious statues are popping up in D.C.

This DIY Halloween costume turns you into the world's scariest animal

Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'The Washington Post' after Bezos blocks a Harris endorsement

How the U.S. Army's only segregated Latino unit, the 'Borinqueneers,' showed heroism against racism

Ballots are set on fire in three states as Election Day approaches

Japan’s bullet train just turned 60. Could it finally be coming to America?

Amtrak has received a federal grant to move forward with a high speed rail line in Texas

Former 'Bob's Burgers' actor is sentenced to 1 year in prison for his role in the Capitol riot

New polling finds Harris gaining with a group she has struggled with: Black men

Hezbollah picks cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese militant group

It's time to vote — in the Bat Beauty Contest

Colleges are key to Democrats' strategy to lose by less in rural Pennsylvania

RURAL PA YOUNG VOTER ORGANIZING

Philadelphia's DA sues Elon Musk over his $1 million giveaway to registered voters

'Dreamers' can get Obamacare this year, unless a court case stops them

University of Michigan quarterback Jack Tuttle is retiring after his 5th concussion

Ever felt so stressed you didn’t know what to do next? Try talking to your 'parts'

Stress Less 5: Resilience amid conflict