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Wimberley, Texas, was the site of a devastating flash flood on Memorial Day weekend in 2015. Ten years later, the city has rebuilt with such floods in mind, but still feels the effects emotionally.

Liane speaks with Kathleen Hall Jamieson, dean of the nnenberg School for Communication about a new study to be released tommorow. he study maps debate and rhetorical changes in presidential campaigns, focusing n the differences between the 1960, 1980, 1988 and 1992 races.

We continue our weeklong series on prayer with a report on prayer and local history: It's a practice called "spiritual mapping." NPR's Robert Siegel goes the town of Beverly, N.J., to explore this new religious phenomenon.

Healthcare leaders in Bloomington Normal say they don't worry too much about having half the hospital beds the World Health Organization recommends for a community this size, they're confident they can pivot in a pinch. Besides, they say, if you add beds, they get filled. Meet the new director of the Western Avenue Community Center and hear how she learned to love multiculturalism. Recent house flooding in Normal was far less than in Bloomington, but that doesn't mean there are no lessons to be learned there. And getting rid of household hazardous waste in an approved way is difficult, expensive, and rare. The Ecology Action Center has an option coming up this fall.

The bill would require law enforcement agencies to automatically seal eligible criminal records every six months.

With no discussion, the East Peoria City Council approved a 3 percent sales tax on recreational cannabis sales Tuesday evening.

Even big clinical studies can miss important drug side effects. Researchers, doctors and drugmakers are looking at patients' experiences posted on social media for clues on problems that were missed.

NPR's correspondents update on the latest coronavirus news, including the effectiveness of infrared temperature checks and California's partial reopening.

Voters encountered long lines at the polls and scattered problems on Tuesday. Many of the difficulties were in the New York and New Jersey areas where some voters had to cast ballots in the dark or were confused about where to vote. There was also confusion about ID requirements in Pennsylvania, and some confrontations involving poll watchers.

Nationwide, the process is only about half over — yet the problem persists.