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As the election approaches, volunteers across the country are being trained on how to work the polls. But there may still be poll worker shortages in some of the areas that could decide the election.

The use of an immune-system stimulant harvested from shark liver oil in the development of some coronavirus vaccines has animal conservationists pressing for alternatives.

Donald Trump won the state four years ago in part because turnout dipped among Black and brown voters in key Democratic strongholds. Joe Biden is trying to energize these voters, but some remain wary.

Hawke plays 19th-century abolitionist John Brown in Showtime's The Good Lord Bird. Justin Chang reviews The Forty-Year-Old Version. Kravitz looks back on his early years in the memoir Let Love Rule.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with three people familiar with the truth and reconciliation process to hear how it can heal divisions: Denise Altvater, Rev. Mark Sills and Rev. Nelson Johnson.

Mars will be in "opposition" on Oct. 13: the sun and Mars will be on opposite sides of Earth. It's going to be ideal for viewing the red planet.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham kicks off four days of hearings on Monday. The panel is expected to vote on Oct. 22, which will be followed by a floor vote by the end of the month.

A new Netflix docuseries follows a group of students who attend Gallaudet University, a private college for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Stanford's Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson are honored for their "inventions of new auction formats." Auctions are now used to price Internet ads, wholesale electricity and fishing permits.

Democrats are poised to argue that confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court will "undercut the rights and safety of all Americans" because of her record on Obamacare and abortion.