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What do presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump need to deliver during their first debate this week? NPR's Steve Inskeep asks two veteran White House speechwriters.

Farmers in California are trying to plant crops that don't require a lot of water. Some are turning to growing agave as a response to a warming state.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Alba Rohrwacher {ROAR-wah-her} and Irene Maiorino {EE-reh-neh mah-yoh-REE-noh}, stars of the fourth and last season of the series My Brilliant Friend, which airs starting September 9 on HBO Max.

She called the school the morning of the attack, to warn administrators about her son. Apalachee High School will remain closed while the investigation continues.

Jury selection begins Monday in the federal civil rights trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in the 2023 beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols.

An Australian musician is touring the US, turning everyday people into a choir capable of beautiful harmonies.

There was as much drama off the field with major new contracts, a police altercation and some key injuries.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Foreign Policy columnist Michael Hirsh about Kamala Harris’ national security advisers, and how their books suggest a vision for “a humbler status” for the United States.

A new report from a financial services company finds that only one-third of millionaires consider themselves to be wealthy.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits London on Monday, ahead of a White House trip by new U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The talks are focused on Ukraine and Gaza.