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The Voting Rights Act was signed 60 years ago today. It was the culmination of a hard-fought campaign by civil rights activists in the South. Now, a Georgia Democrat in Congress is leading the push to renew it.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with the Wall Street Journal's Isabella Simonetti about a deal that gives the NFL a 10% stake in ESPN. Under the terms, ESPN will acquire the NFL Network, NFL Fantasy and the rights to distribute the RedZone channel to cable and satellite operators.

U.S. agriculture officials halted live cattle crossing the border in July due to concerns about the flesh-eating maggot which has been found in southern Mexico and is creeping north.

Under the terms, ESPN will acquire NFL Network, NFL Fantasy and the rights to distribute the RedZone channel to cable and satellite operators and the league will get a 10% equity stake in ESPN.

The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.

Two years after passengers hoping for a glimpse of the Titanic wreckage died in the Titan submersible implosion, the Coast Guard issued a scathing report, saying the tragedy shouldn't have happened.

Rounds of heavy rains will continue to move through northern Florida on Wednesday and, to a lesser extent, but still present, through the end of the week.

Two commissioners — Kelly Martinez Semrad and Nicole Wilson — voted against approving the addendum to the county's agreement with ICE, which Mayor Jerry Demings signed on Friday.

The committee asked the DOJ for files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. It is also looking to question Bill and Hillary Clinton, among several other former government officials.

The Trump administration wants to make it easier for companies to use drones for business — from delivering coffee to inspecting power lines to working on farms.