During her 25-minute speech, the Democratic Party presidential nominee pledged to increase federal investment in small business and housing, support for the auto and steel industries and pledged to fight for access to abortion and clean water.

Small communities have the same problems as bigger ones with their water infrastructure - aging equipment and stormwater and sewage mains, leaking private septic systems, and rainwater ditches overwhelmed by heavier rains due to climate change. Eight Michigan rural communities will get USDA help fixing some of those issues.

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, former Republican President Donald Trump, and their running mates continue to make near-weekly stops in Michigan. On this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta explore where the presidential candidates are heading and what it tells us about their campaign strategies in the final weeks of Election 2024. Plus, looking ahead to next week’s U.S. Senate debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Elissa Slotkin.

An Israeli airstrike hit a mosque in central Gaza early Sunday. Israeli planes also lit up the skyline across the southern suburbs of Beirut, striking what the military said were Hezbollah targets.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Thurston Moore about his new album, "Flow Critical Lucidity."

Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals Sunday, significantly increasing the size of the College of Cardinals who will one day elect his successor.

There are barriers preventing many Latino farm workers in northeastern Tennessee from trying to get help, but the extended Latino community is bringing the help to them.

Margaret Atwood knows that she scares people. She opens up about that perception and also reflects on the bad advice she's received in her career and how she takes vengeance.

New York is known for its street food vendors. NPR spent time with a recently arrived migrant who is hitting the streets to sell for the first time, but has to overcome a huge hurdle: his shyness.

Powerful new explosions rocked Beirut's southern suburbs late Saturday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, also striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time.

The former President spoke at a campaign rally in the same location that a bullet grazed his ear in July. The shooter killed a man and injured two other people.

Lebanon is a cultural hub for Arab music. Lebanese music writer Danny Hajjar has been talking with musicians there about how they're dealing with escalating conflict in the region.

KUOW's podcast 'Let the Kids Dance,' tells the story of grunge music and a forgotten chapter: the Teen Dance Ordinance.