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Lawyers have been sounding the alarm on the democratic experiment in the U.S. after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

The Boston Red Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 in Game 2 of the World Series, taking a 2-0 overall lead. Boston pitcher Curt Schilling helped lead his team to victory, despite a painful ankle injury that left him limping and threatened to end his season. Hear NPR's Tom Goldman.

Tropical Storm Frances makes its second landfall in Florida, churning into the state's panhandle with an expected 10 inches of rain and 65 miles-an-hour wind. Over the weekend, the storm plowed into Florida's Atlantic coast as a category two hurricane. More than 6 million people lost electricity as powerful winds and rain knocked down trees and damaged homes and boats. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

The seditious conspiracy charges against five Proud Boys leaders this week mark another ramping up of the government's prosecution efforts following the violent attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

In his weekly radio address Saturday morning, President Obama said his $3.6 trillion budget proposal reflects the priorities of the voters he met on the campaign trail, but he acknowledged not everyone shares those priorities.

Today's Beautiful Music features Grupo Segrel in a couple of performances. The first is from 18th century Mexico -- a manuscript by Joseph Maria Garcia of some lovely guitar music dating to 1772. The second performance is a live concert recording of Grupo Segrel of Fandango de la Independencia.

The city of New Haven lost more than $6 million in multiple cyberattacks on its public school district earlier this summer and has so far managed to recover at least $4.7 million.

The state Supreme Court has suspended Christopher Burns’ law license after he allegedly spent a client’s money without performing any legal services. Separately, Burns has sued former Gov. Chris Sununu on behalf of clients.

Black students and students with a disability are twice as likely to be suspended, according to an analysis of federal data for NPR.

As of late May, 50.6% of Canada's population had received at least one vaccination shot — but only 4.6% of the population was fully vaccinated.