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California Governor Gavin Newsom has threatened local county governments with funding cuts if they don't do enough to get people off the street. He recently passed an executive order encouraging local governments to remove homeless encampments.

Kamala Harris’s running mate on the Democratic ticket, Tim Walz, has lived in China, and traveled there many times. His relationship with China has been under scrutiny, especially from Republicans.

Since its Olympic debut in 1996, St. Lucia has never won a medal of any kind. Sha'Carri Richardson, who had entered the Paris Games as the 100-meter favorite, finished in second to win silver.

The National Park Service and Forest Service want to restrict permanent safety devices used by rock climbers in wilderness areas. The Wilderness Act bars those devices but hasn’t been widely enforced.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was passed over in the Harris campaign veepstakes. How has the billionaire navigated the party and what might he win or lose at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago?

NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Anna Edney, health care reporter with Bloomberg, about her reporting on how some generic versions of cold medicine contain a cancer-causing chemical.

Virginia Beach’s Young Veterans Brewing Company is one of several breweries participating in the Neptune Festival’s Coastal Craft Beer Festival.

Furoshiki, the Japanese tradition of wrapping objects in cloth to cover or transport them, is becoming more popular as a more eco-friendly way to wrap presents without wasting paper.

The U.S. and Europe have access to mpox vaccines, but the epicenter of the current mpox crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has no doses yet.

FanDuel and DraftKings, two major online fantasy sports companies, merged this week. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Mike Pesca of Slate about their financial difficulties.