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President Obama's plan to close Guantanamo lacks a crucial element: a U.S. prison to hold captives too dangerous to release. The Pentagon is considering military prisons in Kansas and South Carolina.

"This is a photo of an event in one city on one day," said one AI researcher. "I mean, what hope do we have to actually tackle complex problems in society if we can't agree on this?"

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer as renewed interest focuses on his decline while in office. And, over two dozen people died over the weekend due to powerful storms.

Fears of an all-out war on the Israel-Lebanon border are growing. The two sides have been trading fire since the conflict in Gaza started nine months ago.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Alice Hill, a former senior director for resilience policy on the National Security Council, about how extreme weather threatens elections globally.

It was a big party in Punxsutawney this weekend. "This is my favorite holiday," one local says of the fuss-free day, adding, "You don't have to even see your in-laws." This year, Phil saw his shadow.

National security professionals are warning that there's a growing threat to global elections — one that is on par with disinformation, foreign interference and even the threat of political violence.

Gamblers have wagered hundreds of millions of dollars on who Vice President Kamala Harris will choose as her running mate.

NPR talks with Jason Furman, an economist and Harvard professor, about Trump's management of the economy.

Across the country, some 42 million members of Gen Z will be eligible to vote this fall, many of them for the first time. So what’s on their mind as they head to the ballot box? We’ve been talking to young voters in Connecticut to find out.