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This week, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at improving the care of kidney patients. Nephrologist Amaka Eneanya talks with Scott Simon about some of the new initiatives.

As Election Day nears, polls suggest Texas might be in play for Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Turning Texas blue has been a dream for Democrats. NPR discusses if this dream could become reality.

The vast destruction of the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria is becoming clearer with each day. The scene in one flattened city that has a population over a million gives a glimpse at the scale.

A new study looks at whether placing health care workers in churches can help eliminate health disparities that disproportionately affect Black communities in the South.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with environmental scientist Dyhia Belhabib about overfishing in Senegal.

Pope Francis celebrated Mass before tens of thousands of people, to close out an unusual mission by Christian religious leaders to nudge forward the South Sudan's recovery from civil war.

The knockout stage at the FIFA World Cup kicks off on Saturday as the U.S. faces the Netherlands' powerhouse team.

The founder of a new student group at Illinois State University focused on cannabis says one of her goals is to continue work toward destigmatizing cannabis, even in places where it’s already legal.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about NBA star Kyrie Irving's suspension and a lawsuit filed against Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Commanders football team.

Officials say all four University of Idaho students who were found dead inside a home near campus are considered victims in the case, but police have yet to release the cause of deaths.