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Children play by a guard tower in the Jewish settlement of Evyatar in the West Bank on July 18. The current Israeli government, which is strongly supportive of settlements, recently authorized Evyatar and four other outposts that did not previously have government approval.

With attention on Gaza, Jewish settlers expand in the West Bank

The war in Gaza has been the main focus in the Middle East. Yet in the West Bank, Israel's government is seizing land and Jewish settlers are establishing outposts at the highest rate in decades.

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Aug. 8.

162 lies and distortions in a news conference. NPR fact-checks former President Trump

A team of NPR reporters and editors reviewed the transcript of last Thursday's news conference and found at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes.

30 years later, the evangelical purity movement still impacts sex education

In 1994 on the National Mall, thousands of American teens pledged abstinence until marriage. The movement it created has influenced sex education in schools to this day.

New York state prosecutors are trying to stop JBS from making "fraudulent and illegal" marketing claims about its climate efforts.

New York sues beef producer JBS for 'fraudulent' marketing around climate change

New York state Attorney General Letitia James said the food company is misleading the public about its efforts to cut its climate pollution.

Sales of new homes like this one in Eagleville, Pa., are up modestly, while existing home sales have plummeted amid a housing shortage, record high prices and high mortgage rates.

As millions struggle with home prices, housing becomes a top issue for voters

Across the country, including in swing states, people have been priced out of buying homes. Record numbers are finding rent unaffordable. Biden and Trump have very different ideas for how to fix it.

English blues singer John Mayall performs with his band The Bluesbreakers, on the stage of the Miles Davis Hall during the 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, on July 7, 2008.

John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, has died at 90

Mayall is credited with helping develop the English take on urban, Chicago-style rhythm and blues that played an important role in the blues revival of the late 1960s.

Karen Read, right, smiles as defense attorney David Yannetti, front left, speaks to reporters in front of Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., after the judge declared a mistrial on Monday.

Karen Read's high-drama murder trial ended with a hung jury. Here's what to know

Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, but alleges a cover-up by his fellow cops. The high-drama case ended in a mistrial and with the lead investigator dismissed. Prosecutors now plan to retry it.

Fire hoses snake down the boardwalk of the Oceanside Pier as crews contain a fire, April 26, 2024.

Arson ruled out as cause of Oceanside Pier fire

Analysis of the scene of the blaze points to an accidental cause of some sort, according to the Oceanside Fire Department.

Sheryl Crow changed her mind about releasing a new album. The change did her good

Sheryl Crow announced her final album in 2019. She has since reconsidered her position. Her 2024 album is called Evolution.

Ariarne Titmus of Team Australia celebrates after winning gold as Canada's Summer McIntosh (left) and USA's Katie Ledecky (right) win silver and bronze in the Women's 400m Freestyle Final on Saturday at Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France.

American swimmer Katie Ledecky takes bronze in Olympic women's 400m freestyle

Ledecky, the most decorated female swimmer in Olympic history, won her first medal of these Games with a bronze in the 400-meter freestyle. She finished three seconds behind Australian Ariarne Titmus.

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