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The balloon hit power lines, and images showed the basket on fire. Witnesses said they heard an explosion and saw people falling from the balloon.

See who else is speaking Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Canada's 4-2 victory over the U.S. in group play gives the Canadians the top-seed heading into the quarterfinals. The U.S., the defending gold medalists, also advance to the quarterfinals.

Joan Baez was in her late teens when her performance at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival and her self-titled debut album of traditional folk songs thrust her into the spotlight. Four decades later, the voice on her new CD — the first from her in six years — is huskier, a bit rougher perhaps, but no less powerful. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Baez about Dark Chords on a Big Guitar.

As summer vacations draw to a close and school-age children begin the mad scramble to fulfill their summer reading obligations, author Lesley M. M. Blume recommends a few timeless books that may not be on the required book lists.

During the pandemic lockdown, more people are digging up treasure troves of historical items. In Scotland, a man with a metal detector found a trove of Bronze Age artifacts including a sword.

Here are some of the best entries in NPR's 2024 College Podcast Challenge.

A Massachusetts Agricultural Disaster Relief Fund would be funded through donations and grants. Farmers told lawmakers they need cash assistance, not a new line of credit or more loans.

Animal shelters are seeing an uptick in overcrowding across the Southern Tier and New York state. The cost of raising and caring for a pet is among several factors contributing to the problem.

After decades of hope and disappointment, doctors have now been able to treat several different types of genetic conditions by giving each patient a healthy version of their defective gene.