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Two-thirds of heat-related deaths in metro Phoenix last year were also associated with substance abuse, most often methamphetamine. Health officials are trying to devise interventions.

NPR's Debbie Elliott plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and listener Clark Neider of Pheonix.

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell appeared before the Senate Banking Committee, which is considering his nomination for a second term. The central bank is under pressure to confront inflation.

Hamas says its top leader was killed in Iran. Presidential campaigns swing through the South. Arizona choses Kari Lake as the GOP nominee for Senate race that could determine chamber's control.

Now that Vice President Harris is the likely Democratic presidential nominee versus former President Donald Trump, the map of competitive states in the election is a repeat of the 2020 battlegrounds.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with the band members of Los Lonely Boys: Henry, Jojo and Ringo Garza. The three brothers are releasing their first album in 11 years called Resurrection.

Because of the government shutdown, the National Flood Insurance Program is no longer writing new policies. It's causing problems for would-be homeowners, but private companies have stepped in to help.

After months of jury selection, the Fulton County case against the influential rapper known as Young Thug has begun in Atlanta. Prosecutors are using his lyrics as evidence in the racketeering case.

"How does he do it?" Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Jon Klassen squeeze, squash and generally put Santa through the wringer while trying to answer an age-old Christmas mystery.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Chris Coons, D- Del., about the ongoing government shutdown and what he's hearing from federal workers in his state.