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Democrats scored a notable win last night in Alaska, defeating former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in the process.

Helen LaFrance was best known for her "memory paintings" depicting Black life in rural Kentucky. Now there are hopes her work will receive wider recognition with a retrospective in Louisville.

NPR talks with Jackson State University President Thomas Hudson about longstanding problems with the Jackson, Miss., water system that preceded flood damage to the city's water supply.

Steve Inskeep talks with Pakistan's minister for climate change, Senator Sherry Rehman, about deadly floods and whether disasters have become a new normal in the time of climate change.

Europeans face a tough winter as the price of gas – used to generate electricity and heating — soars.

Mary Peltola narrowly won a special election that was determined by a ranked-choice voting tabulation. She will become the first Alaska Native in Congress.

The county health department has doubled vaccination appointments to 200 per day, Monday through Friday.

Puerto Rican musician Residente is gearing up for his biggest fight yet – challenging the meaning of America.

Michigan's Board of Canvassers rejected an abortion rights initiative on Wednesday after its Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on November's ballot.

In The Ink Black Heart, a popular cartoonist is harassed and killed after her work is criticized as transphobic. Observers say the plot mirrors Rowling's experience, though she calls it a coincidence.