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Extreme heat across California is causing trouble in schools. It's straining aging air conditioning systems, making recess dangerous and highlighting ventilation problems in many classrooms.

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch threatened to sue Australian news site Crikey for defamation. Crikey says bring it on, though Australian libel laws make such cases much tougher for media companies to win.

Speaking before the Senate Banking Committee, Powell warned the central bank may have to raise interest rates even more, sending stock markets sharply lower.

Nancy Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker, says she will step down as leader of the House Democrats next year. Now, a new batch of lawmakers is in the leadership spotlight.

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is set to begin, marking the first time an impeached president faces trial after leaving office.

New Hampshire law requires it to hold the country's first presidential primary, but Democrats will have their first primary in South Carolina. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July 6, 2023.)

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday people injured by drugs can file lawsuits against the manufacturers in state courts, even when the drugs involved had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The ruling came in the case of a guitarist who lost an arm because of a botched anti-nausea injection.

A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: Fact checkers have ruled out offshore wind projects as the cause for the influx of dead whales along the East Coast since last winter.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with UCLA law professor and election law expert Rick Hasen about the U.S. Supreme Court restoring Republican frontrunner Donald Trump on the Colorado primary ballot.

Both candidates are in the crucial swing state this week. Trump had two events on Wednesday, while Harris, ahead of her own visit, answered "Yes" at a CNN town hall when asked if Trump is a fascist.