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North Carolina House Republicans will attempt their final override of Gov. Cooper’s veto of a bill this legislative session. It’s been labeled as Hurricane Helene relief, but is mostly about shifting power away from newly elected statewide Democrats, like Gov.-elect Josh Stein and Attorney General-elect Jeff Jackson.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with pop star Nelly Furtado about her new music, why she decided to return to the studio and how her career has evolved.

Craig Breedlove became the first person to drive faster than 500 miles per hour. But his record-breaking run almost ended in disaster.

The election was crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval.

The U.S. job market held steady last month — but there are warning signs of possible weakness ahead.

One thing that was impossible to miss -- as fires raged through L.A. -- was the fight from the air. Officials say it might have been the largest number of aircraft at a fire event, ever.

Case counts for Oropouche virus are still low but rising dramatically. What's going on? And then there's a study that raises the possibility that insect bites aren't the only way the virus can spread.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy, which lists the growing power of China's Xi Jinping among this year's top political risks.

At a time when every news alert seems to deliver a seismic jolt about the world, these ads mostly touch on safe subjects we expect in Big Game commercials: Nostalgia. Comedy. Celebrities. Patriotism. Poignant humanism.

A hot mess of a former pop singer becomes an unlikely detective when her son's classmate is kidnapped. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sarah Harman about her novel, "All The Other Mothers Hate Me."