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A sign lays on the ground with its message in opposition of short term vacation rentals, July 17, 2018.

Time is running out to apply for San Diego's short-term vacation rental license lottery

Wednesday is the deadline to apply for whole-home, short-term rental (STR) licenses in the city of San Diego.

President Joe Biden argued that Donald Trump's supporters pose a threat to U.S. democracy during an address billed as the "battle for the soul of the nation" at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia on Thursday.

Historians advise the president. The problem? The scholars were all white.

In early August the White House invited an all-white group of historians to talk about threats to American democracy.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks to abortion-rights protesters Friday at a rally outside the state capitol in Lansing, Mich., following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade.</em>

Michigan shapes up as one of the next abortion battlefronts

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer tells NPR that abortion-rights supporters are fighting on all fronts to keep a 1931 ban from going back into effect.

Democrat Pat Ryan speaks during a campaign rally Monday in Kingston, N.Y., before defeating Republican Marc Molinaro in Tuesday's special election for New York's 19th Congressional District. Ryan had stressed abortion rights on the trail.

Tuesday brought more evidence abortion rights could help Democrats in November

Abortion rights once again appeared to be a key motivator for Democratic voters — plus three other takeaways from primaries in New York and Florida.

Haitians face horrifying violence as gangs run out of local authorities' control

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald about the spike in gang violence in Haiti and what it means for schools and hospitals.

Gen Nashimoto, of Luminalt, installs solar panels in Hayward, Calif., on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

Factual climate change reporting can influence Americans positively, but not for long

Climate change has impacted the world's water, air and land masses. But today's news media isn't designed to reinforce public belief, say researchers.

President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House, Aug. 10, 2022, in Washington.

Biden is canceling up to $10K in student loans, $20K for Pell Grant recipients

President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for other borrowers making under $125,000 a year.

This April 12, 2018, photo shows Britney Spears at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Britney Spears says that she had a miscarriage

In an Instagram post, Britney Spears and fiancé Sam Asghari told fans that she had a miscarriage.

Amerie Jo Garza's name is displayed before the game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field on May 27, 2022 in the Queens borough of New York City.

Girl Scouts posthumously honor a 10-year-old Uvalde victim for heroism

The honor was presented to Amerie Jo Garza's family. The organization additionally gave a presentation of colors at Amerie's funeral Tuesday, it said.

A man places flowers on crosses with the names of children killed outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Thursday.

2 mass shootings — 1,700 miles apart but bound by startling similarities

These two tragedies share similarities, including certain aspects of the suspects and how the weapons were accessed.

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