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The North Shore of the Allegheny River outside Acrisure Stadium on Tuesday, in Pittsburgh.

How Pittsburgh — host of this year's NFL draft — became a sports mecca

The Pennsylvania city is hosting the draft for the first time in almost 80 years. Pittsburghers say the city's passionate fanbases and winning teams make the selection a natural fit.

Writer Joan Didion, whose 'electric anxiety' inspired a generation, has died at 87

When Didion started writing in the 1960s, she put a certain kind of voice on the page — neurotic, female — that hadn't been there before.

Garrett Keene sits on the front steps of his home in Lake Elsinore, Calif. that was destroyed in the Airport Fire, one of three major Southern California Fires so far this September. After evacuating with his family, Keene said he monitored the Watch Duty fire app to see where airdrops of fire retardant were happening as the fire approached, but none dropped on his neighborhood.

Trying to stay safe in a wildfire? There's an app that can help

Watch Duty, a free app for tracking wildfires, has taken off in the Western U.S. as more of the region experiences destructive wildfires and the overwhelming task of staying informed.

The "Voting by Mail" exhibition at the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., tracks the long history of mail-in voting in the United States with a selection of historical ballot envelopes, election mailers and photographs.

A new mail-voting exhibition is a reminder that its use dates back to the Civil War

A new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum is a reminder that voting by mail with absentee ballots in the U.S. goes back more than 160 years before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Philadelphia Orchestra returns to China for anniversary of historic 1973 trip

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with violinist Davyd Booth, who was part of the Philadelphia Orchestra's historic 1973 tour of China.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of solar flares early Saturday afternoon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there have been measurable effects and impacts from the geomagnetic storm.

The huge solar storm is keeping power grid and satellite operators on edge

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there have been measurable effects and impacts from the biggest geomagnetic storm in decades.

Congress has opened up federal Pell Grants to help pay for short-term workforce training, but many programs are struggling to meet the requirements.

'Workforce Pell' kicks off, but colleges find that few programs qualify

July 1 marks the official opening of a program that allows federal dollars to go toward short-term workforce training programs. So far just 12 states have created road maps for colleges to apply.

an architectural mock up of two six story buildings around the Uptown Circle

Uptown Design Review Commission tables votes on Trail East, West designs

The Uptown Design Review Commission has delayed votes on proposed designs for the long-planned Trail East and West developments, asking the designers for more mock-ups and some changes.

Noguera and her relatives with donations of food and tents after the earthquakes. An education nonprofit based in another state, the E-VEN Project, arranged to refill her asthma prescription in the middle of the crisis.

A spirit of resilience helps Venezuelans face healthcare challenges after the quakes

The economic collapse of Venezuela has pushed its healthcare system to the brink. The disaster is now adding to the stress.

Former State Department energy envoy discusses gas prices and the war in Iran

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks former State Department energy envoy David Goldwyn about oil and gas prices as the war with Iran continues.

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