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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., about his office's investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's financial transactions -- and why he is urging the U.S. attorney general to act further.

With a presidential campaign and historic demonstrations unfolding, the country's youngest voters and activists are navigating the power of direct action versus electoral politics in real time.

Early fall is, in resident chef Kathy Gunst's opinion, the best time of year to seek out freshly harvested carrots of all sizes, shapes and colors.

In Rome, foreign ministers from the U.S., Europe and many Arab countries agree that an international force is needed to bring peace to Lebanon. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the ministers wanted a force under a U.N. mandate, with a strong and robust capability.

U.S. military officials are worried about the connections between ISIS and Boko Haram. U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power visited the African country of Chad, which is threatened by both groups.

"This month, we will reach the deepest deficit of the decade," the Secretary-General warned. If countries don't pay soon, the U.N. will struggle to pay staff and hold meetings, and will limit travel.

The combined company will generate nearly €170 billion ($189 billion) annually, which is projected to be the third-most revenue of any automaker — leapfrogging GM, Ford and other companies.

The policy is known as Kassengesetz, and it's meant to increase transparency and prevent tax fraud. Critics say it just creates mountains of wasted paper, and shops are complying in creative fashion.

Scott Simon talks with Dr. Titus Antoine, who runs an emergency room in the port city of Les Cayes, Haiti, about conditions there a week after the earthquake.

Arman Soldin was with a team of AFP journalists traveling with Ukrainian soldiers near the city of Bakhmut when the group came under fire. He was 32. The rest of the team escaped uninjured.