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The names of each of the nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11 attacks were read at a ceremony at the World Trade Center site in New York City. Events were held nationwide, including D.C. and Pa.

Paul Chelimo ran the race of his life in the 5,000 meters and finished second. Then he was disqualified. Then he was reinstated. It was a strange race for a runner with an unusual back story.

Roxanne Quimby donated nearly 88,000 acres of land — once used to harvest timber for paper mills — to the federal government. Now it's the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.

The organization is going door to door in some of the city's poorest neighborhoods. The goal: Reach 25,000 households in six weeks with information about Zika prevention and family planning services.

In a new report, the rights group accuses Israel of "apartheid and persecution" crimes against Palestinians. Israel's Foreign Ministry said the report's claims are "preposterous and false."

More than 300,000 people have lost their pandemic unemployment benefits. GOP governors in more than two dozen states ended jobless aid ahead of schedule — in an effort to push people back to work.

NPR host Scott Simon speaks to Pulitzer Prize winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa about his new collection of poems.

It's likely the end of an era. But what an era! NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Meg Linehan of The Athletic on the legacy of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's golden generation.

Federal agencies are doubling down on stopping extreme wildfires. They're also limiting the use of fire to help with fire prevention, which is concerning some fire scientists.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Republican Rep. Scott Rigell of Virginia about the state of the GOP race after Super Tuesday. Rigell endorsed Marco Rubio, and wrote an open letter on Tuesday asking Virginia Republicans to "vote for any candidate but Donald Trump."