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O'Rourke wants to ban and buy back assault-style weapons. Two undecided voters who like the idea asked him how it would work as part of NPR's Off Script series, where voters question candidates.

This summer, three Iranian teens and their coach have traveled the US to train in Olympic-level kayaking skills. The women had to overcome not only their first big, wild water, but also political and cultural obstacles.

A teenager accused of shooting and killing his parents and three siblings in a home near Seattle earlier this week has been charged with murder, authorities said in court documents released Thursday.

Ohio is the 35th state to pass an anti-SLAPP statute, which supporters said protects free speech.

President Trump has approved a border crossing permit for a Canadian crude oil pipeline many are calling "Keystone Light."

NPR's Dan Charles reports that researchers are trying to develop new ways to use computers to help disabled people. Blind people are already using computers to compensate for their disability. Researchers say they could have a wide variety of other applications.

Nancy Cohen reports on wildlife a rehabilitator who allows animals to become attached to her, as if she were their mother. Some people wonder if that will make the animals less fearful of people.

Linda talks to Andy Kohut, Director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, about a new poll that ascertains Americans' opinions about the Presidential campaign. Most people are bored with the campaign and most expect President Clinton to win.

Humphrey is remembered for his defense of an unpopular war in Vietnam, but author Sam Freedman says the former mayor of Minneapolis played a critical role in getting Democrats to embrace civil rights.

Sinclair grew up in a devout Rasta family in Jamaica. When she cut her dreadlocks at age 19, she became "a ghost" to her father. Her memoir is How to Say Babylon. Originally broadcast Oct. 4, 2023.