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For the first time at the Paralympic Games, tennis athletes who use motorized wheelchairs were prevented from participating.

Endangered birds don’t have many older birds around them to learn from. So, taking inspiration from Hollywood, conservationists in Europe are teaching endangered birds how to migrate.

Phoenix continues to set heat records, the latest for most days at or above 110 degrees in a year. But heat-related deaths are also declining for the first time in decades.

Steve Inskeep talks to Nick Florko of the news site Stat, which covers health and medicine, about the White House requiring drugmakers to display the cost of drugs when they advertise on TV.

A woman in Germany picked up what she thought was a chunk of amber. She put it in her pocket, but it caught fire — it was white phosphorous from World War II. Firefighters quickly put out the fire.

Democrats may hold 49 votes in the Senate but for all practical purposes, they have been completely disarmed when it comes to opposing President Trump's judicial nominees.

President Trump assured North Korea it would benefit from any deal it reaches with the U.S. regarding its nuclear program. Royal watchers have 1 day to go before Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle.

David Kang of the University of Southern California tells Ailsa Chang why he thinks nuclear conflict with North Korea is unlikely, and why many Americans underestimate Kim Jong Un.

As a candidate, Donald Trump described the economy as something of an unmitigated disaster. Now, he says, "prosperity is coming back to our shores." Is that really true?

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to best-selling, children's book author Adam Rubin about his latest: High Five. It tells the story of a secret high-five tournament that's been held in the animal kingdom.