Both major presidential candidates are reimagining swaths of land in the Southwest, much of it federally owned and maintained, as an opportunity to build more housing. Could this work on arid land?

NPR's Scott Detrow continues his interview with journalist Bob Woodward about his book War, which details how the Biden administration has navigated Russia’s war with Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war.

Samantha Hodge-Williams was terrified as she lay in the operating room. Then the anesthesiologist offered a surprising source of calm.

An obituary posted on Facebook mentions Robert Adolph Boehm’s habit of wearing unconventional hats, his possibly dangerous hobbies and his "last unintelligible and likely unnecessary curse." ...

Election day is 20 days away but many Americans are already voting. Harris is campaigning in Pennsylvania with Republicans, while Trump appeared in a Fox News town hall event taped in Georgia.

The theme of the retreat is health — not healthcare — in Kentucky. That wider subject choice is intentional, with UK leaders ...

A single father was sentenced to prison after his then 12-year-old daughter was caught with drawings critical of Russia’s war in Ukraine at her local school. He has been freed after nearly two years.

The Small Business Administration's disaster loan program is out of money. While Congress is expected to replenish the funds when it reconvenes in November, small businesses have to wait for relief.

Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered. She joined NPR in 1999 as an intern. Nothing makes her happier than getting a book in the right reader's hands – most especially her own.

According to official statistics, the average price of fresh vegetables in China rose nearly 20% in August. A visit to the crops in China’s northeast helps explain the price spike.

False claims about mail-in ballots are causing confusion — especially for people who don’t speak much English.

Actor Gael Garcia Bernal draws a question from the Wild Card deck and talks about feeling at home in the theater.