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Afghan women are singing to protest a new Taliban law

Jannik Sinner, of Italy, reacts after defeating Taylor Fritz, of the United States, to win the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York.

Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz to win U.S. Open, weeks after doping exoneration

No.1-ranked Sinner, of Italy, prevented Taylor Fritz from ending the American major tennis title drought, less than three weeks after word emerged of Sinner's two positive drug tests.

Meenakshi Gupta, who is blind, works as a "medical tactile examiner" to identify breast tumors. The mannequin is used in the training program for would-be examiners. The strips enable the examiners to identify and carefully examine each zone of the breast.

Women who are blind play a critical role in identifying possible breast cancers

Dr. Frank Hoffman was appalled by the sheer numbers of cases of early-stage breast cancer that were being missed. Then he had an idea: What if "we were to specially train others to do it."

Fatouma Zahara Hasan, a widow with a large family from the town of Chifera, has her photograph taken on a tablet as part of a vast registration drive to ensure that food aid funded by the United States in parts of Ethiopia is only provided to recipients that qualify.

'I am struggling all alone,' says a widowed Ethiopian mother of 6. Now there's hope

After months of disruption in a massive national feeding effort by global groups, there's a scramble to digitally register more than 6 million Ethiopians to make sure food aid goes to those in need.

Manny Briones, an iron machinist from Seattle, welcomes members and supporters of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Worker Union District 751 for an early strike-sanction vote at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on July 17.

Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike

The union's members still need to vote on Boeing's proposal and decide whether to authorize a strike if the offer is rejected. If that's the case, a walkout could begin as soon as Friday.

A new book aims to educate young readers about the history of the right to vote

"Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote" aims to educate young adult readers about the fight for democracy in the U.S. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to authors Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau.

Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will face off in a debate on Tuesday.

Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 6 education issues

From school choice to college affordability, Trump and Harris don't have a lot in common. Ahead of the candidates’ only scheduled debate, we’ve put together a handy primer of their education views.

Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts against Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Saturday in New York.

Aryna Sabalenka beats Jessica Pegula to win her first US Open

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus got past American Jessica Pegula to win her first U.S. Open women’s title and third career Grand Slam title.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Global Business Summit in the Indian capital New Delhi on March 27, 2017.

Dick Cheney says he will vote for Harris

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said his decision had to do with Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Nicole Kidman as Greer Winbury in The Perfect Couple.

'The Perfect Couple' is 6 episodes of simple, soapy fun

Nicole Kidman stars in a juicy, nifty little end-of-summer mystery on Netflix — where the people are beautiful, the arguments are public and sloppy, the house is gorgeous and the drinks are bottomless.

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