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Oakland is losing the A's but gaining a minor-league baseball team. Scott Simon talks with Don Wakamatsu, head of baseball operations of the Oakland Ballers and former major league player and coach.

Hurricane Helene left destruction in its wake in western North Carolina. But elections officials are also moving heaven and earth to bring back a sense of normalcy, one vote at a time.

French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet was among five people who died when the Titan submersible imploded during a voyage to the famed Titanic wreck site in the North Atlantic in June 2023.

The U.S. Dept. of Energy awarded Rockingham County Schools $7.8 million and Hoke County Schools $300,000. School administrators say the funding is crucial, but it doesn't begin to meet all their needs.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to co-founder of Black Voters Matter, LaTosha Brown, about political organizing efforts in Georgia ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with TNT Sports sideline reporter and bracketology expert Andy Katz about final four predictions, championship X-factors and indelible moments from this year's bracket.

The understaffed and overworked Internal Revenue Service is bracing for difficulties. COVID-19 relief, child tax credits and a backlog of 2020 returns will only complicate matters.

On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has threatened to jail reporters who won't give up the sources of leaks and to strip networks of their broadcast licenses for fact-checking him.

Watch Duty, a free app for tracking wildfires, has taken off in the Western U.S. as more of the region experiences destructive wildfires and the overwhelming task of staying informed.

The U.S. has a new coach, a reimagined roster and a chance to bounce back after dismal performances at recent major tournaments. The women's team has won four Olympic gold medals, but none since 2012.