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Linda talks with NPR's Sylvia Poggioli in Tirana, Albania. U.S. Marines have begun to evacuate Americans. The first flight out carried 50 people...most of them children. Albania has sunk into anarchy. There is pandemonium on the streets of Tirana and other large cities as men, women and children arm themselves with assault rifles taken from armories that are no longer guarded. The Albanian army has melted away. Uniformed policemen have disappeared from the streets. Prisoners have fled jail after the gaurds walked away from their posts.

Linda dropped in on the delegates from Pennsylvania this morning, asking if they could hear Bob Dole say only one thing in his speech tonight, what would it be? Answers included tax cuts, women and the glass ceiling, party inclusion of abortion rights supporters, and issues of character...but delegates especially seem to want Bob Dole to define himself for the American people...something the candidate has been unable to do thusfar in the presidential race.

Helen Fielding's memorable comic creation started as a series of columns in the Independent some 20 years ago; as the paper goes digital-only, Fielding says the next Bridget could come from a blog.

You don't need a gold medal to justify putting your mental health first. Whether you or someone you know is struggling, NPR's Life Kit has a few ways for you to focus on your mental wellbeing.

To mark the debut of the biopic RESPECT, we listen back to archival interviews with Aretha, as well as with Jerry Wexler, producer of the hit "Respect," and Dan Penn, who co-wrote "Do Right Woman."

Congress is heading home for recess — swapping the halls of the Capitol for the campaign trail. They won't be back until after the election.

Bley's long-standing commitment to thoughtful yet intuitive performance proved adaptable to many different settings for nearly seven decades. He was 83.

So much of today's high quality TV already feels like a distant homage to Twin Peaks. That may make it hard for co-creators David Lynch and Mark Frost to surprise fans with their revival.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Myron Ebell, who led President Trump's EPA transition team, about the departure of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.

Prosecutors say the men pulled off the low-tech heist using a ladder, rope and a wheelbarrow. Police believe the $4.3 million coin has been melted down and sold in pieces. The men deny all charges.