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Scientists from around the world are writing the next major United Nations climate report. Summarizing the state of the atmosphere without meeting in person is as hard as it sounds.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lesley Blume about her new book, Fallout, which explores how reporter John Hersey uncovered the effects of the atomic bomb after the U.S. dropped it on Hiroshima.

Joe Biden delivered the speech of his life Thursday night, seeking to show, perhaps for the first time since this campaign began, why he should be president.

Brett Hankison, who was terminated in June, has been charged with three counts of wanton endangerment. None of the three men faces state charges directly over Taylor's death.

The focus on the court could help energize conservatives in key states. Progressives are fired up, too — immediately after Saturday's announcement, Democrats tied Barrett to a fight for health care.

As the U.S. faces a fight for racial justice in the aftermath of police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, some Black Americans are considering how they can best protect themselves.

They are working to contact those who had been in close proximity to the president, the first lady and others who traveled with him in recent days to get tested.

Dr. Marie-Roseline Bélizaire says the United Nations is failing to keep its medical workers safe.

A panel of four constitutional law scholars put the allegations against Trump in a historical and legal context. Three of the professors supported impeachment. One opposed it.

The White House team says it will make an assessment after next week as to how effective social distancing and other mitigation measures have been in stifling the spread of the virus.