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Museum Of The Bible Says 5 Of Its Most Famed Artifacts Are Fake

Oct. 23: Emily Sullivan / NPR

After independent analysis, the museum said on Monday that five of its famed Dead Sea Scrolls fragments were fake. They will be pulled from their exhibit. Other fragments will undergo further study.

Republican Gun Store Owner And Legislator Campaigns For Medicaid Expansion In Idaho

Oct. 23: Phil Galewitz / NPR

Idaho is one of three conservative states where voters will decide in November whether to buck the GOP's resistance to the Affordable Care Act and implement its Medicaid expansion for adults.

Forget Oakland Or Hoboken. Worcester, Mass., Is The New 'It' Town

Oct. 23: Aaron Schachter / NPR

Once left for dead, the city outside Boston is seeing its stock price rise so fast that it is outpacing nearly every other small city in America.

Another Storm Victim — Pecan Groves In Southwest Georgia

Oct. 23: Grant Blankenship / NPR

Decades-old pecan trees in Georgia were among the victims when Hurricane Michael swept through the state last week. This year's harvest will be slim and it will take years to recover.

Here's How Russia Runs Its Disinformation Effort Against The 2018 Midterms

Oct. 23: Philip Ewing / NPR

Court documents, intelligence reports and other official accounts have now created the most comprehensive picture yet of one key aspect of the "active measures" targeting the West.

Amid Arms Race Fears, The U.S., Russia And China Are Racing Ahead With A New Missile

Oct. 23: Geoff Brumfiel / NPR

So-colled hypersonic weapons are capable of travelling vast distances in mere minutes. They could change the face of warfare.

Uber's Online-Only Restaurants: The Future, Or The End Of Dining Out?

Oct. 23: Jasmine Garsd / NPR

Uber has helped create about 800 "virtual restaurants" in the U.S. — eateries that only exist online. Uber says its delivery service helps restaurants grow, but some in the industry see downsides.

More Than Anything, Florida Governor's Race May Be A Test Of The President

Oct. 23: Greg Allen / NPR

Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum has been polling just ahead of Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida. While DeSantis has full Trump support, Gillum draws progressive enthusiasm.

Explosive Device Mailed To Liberal Philanthropist George Soros' New York Home

Oct. 23: Emily Sullivan / NPR

The device was safely detonated by a bomb squad. The case has been handed over to the Joint Terrorism Task Force Division of the FBI.

Hurricane Willa, A 'Life-Threatening' Category 4, Nears Mexico

Oct. 22: Emily Sullivan / NPR

The storm is expected to bring potentially deadly storm surge, wind and rainfall to west-central and southwestern Mexico beginning Tuesday afternoon.