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Lamb appears to have an insurmountable lead over Republican Rick Saccone in the 18th District. Lamb, a Marine veteran and former federal prosecutor, had to spend a lot of time introducing himself.

Haiti is still recovering from a Category 4 storm that ravaged its southern coast two weeks ago. Scott Simon speaks with Chief Medical Officer Joanna Cherry of Hospital Bernard Mevs in Port-Au-Prince.

Even before last week's shooting of Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge's mostly-white police force had an uneasy relationship with the mostly-black city.

Carter defeated fellow Democrat Karen Carter Peterson in the special election for Louisiana's only Democrat-held seat in Congress after Peterson planted herself firmly in the progressive camp.

Strong wind gusts toppled two large steel electrical towers, and part of a solar power plant burst into flames. The storm also knocked a golfing range's safety net onto nearby houses.

The coronavirus crisis keeps on going, as cases continuing to surge in the U.S. Millions are unemployed, and the White House keeps sending mixed signals.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks to professor of global health law, Lawrence Gostin, about the history of vaccine mandates in the U.S.

Republican leaders urge the unvaccinated to roll up their sleeves; Plus, increased pressure is for infrastructure talks.

In historian Taylor Branch's At Canaan's Edge, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is a citizen of his time. The peace marches of 1963; the Watts riots of 1965; the Vietnam conflict that dominated the late '60s — King spoke about them all.

Two near-simultaneous bombings kill more than 20 Iraqis in the heart of Baghdad. Iraq's insurgents have ratcheted up attacks over the past few days. U.S. and Iraqi officials say the rise in violence is linked to the impending announcement of final results from the Dec. 15 parliamentary elections.