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Teams of EU election observers are in the U.S. to visit polling places, speak with campaigns and asses media coverage. They will then make recommendations about how to improve the process.

Democrats are hoping to pick up one electoral college vote for Kamala Harris this year. Their spending is affecting Republican Rep. Don Bacon’s campaign to keep his seat.

Two giant pandas from China arrived Tuesday at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Their arrival marks the end of an 11-month chill in so-called panda diplomacy.

There have been big fights over water in the western U.S. Water scarcity and climate change may bring similar battles to the Midwest and Great Plains.

Harris’ town hall with the influential radio host came at a crucial moment in the campaign, as polls show her struggling to cement the level of support she may need from Black men to win the White House.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with with Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of the Boston University School of Public Health, about the mental health consequences of devastating hurricanes like Helene and Milton.

There’s a lot of anxiety about climate change shrinking Lake Powell, but it also means whitewater rapids upstream have re-emerged. Thrillseekers can now run them for the first time since the 1960s.

For the 30th anniversary of Dookie, Green Day is offering de-mastered singles: each individually crafted for the most mediocre sound quality at best.

The National Ballet of Ukraine is on its first-ever tour of the U.S. since the country's independence from the USSR in 1991. Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. calls the tour a "symbol of resiliency."

As Kamala Harris heads back to Pennsylvania Wednesday, her campaign and its allies are focusing on Republican voters there.