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The U.S. Open swings into action next week in New York City. In addition to the action on the court, the grand slam tennis tournament is already dealing with doping of the world's top-ranked male player.

More than two dozen are dead across Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia after severe storms brought tornadoes through those states. NPR hears about the devastation in the small city of London in Kentucky.

This Labor Day, workers in industries from airlines to hotels to universities are agitating for better wages and working conditions. Meanwhile, Americans' support for labor unions remains high.

In the 1980s and '90s, following the Iranian Revolution, Los Angeles became the epicenter of Iranian pop music. A new album, Tehrangeles Vice, collects hits from some of the city's notable bands.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sierra Pettengill about her documentary "Riotsville, USA," which digs into police militarization in America.

NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro talks to Philip Kennicott, senior art and architecture critic for The Washington Post, about the significance of the U.S. Capitol.

After Paris and San Bernardino, reports of Islamophobia and attacks on mosques are on the rise, especially in the Dallas-Forth Worth area. One Muslim activist calls 2015 "a banner year for hatred."

Development has brought many changes to Vietnam in the 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War.

The man who killed four people in New York City had a history of mental health issues, including two commitments to treatment initiated by Las Vegas police. But legally, he was still allowed to buy guns.