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The humorist, who made his name with personal essays and other nonfiction, tells Steve Inskeep that his return to fiction kept taking him to surprising places. But the unhappy endings? Those he could have predicted.

In times of great danger, some survivors report encountering a phantom presence, which guides them to safety. Writer John Geiger chronicles the phenomenon in his new book, The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible.

Thanks to redistricting, New York state will hold primary elections Tuesday for the second time this year, confusing some voters.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Sarah Kate Ellis, the president and CEO of GLAAD, about the organization working in partnership with the White House on the response to and messaging around monkeypox.

August is a busy month of statewide primaries. Five states hold primaries on Tuesday. In Arizona, there are key races for governor, Congress, attorney general and secretary of state.

Fulfilling what he calls a lifelong ambition, the legendary singer and songwriter has recorded an album, Dreams, on which he covers the songs he considers the best of the rock era. It's a list that includes the works of Randy Newman, The Eagles and The Beatles.

The Buffalo Bills returned to the football field Sunday with an emotional game against the New England Patriots. It's the first time the Bills played since safety Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest.

The final game of the 2022 World Cup on Sunday is set to be its most thrilling. Defending champion France takes on Argentina as Lionel Messi seeks the one trophy missing from his glorious career.

A House committee held a hearing Wednesday into last year's attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The event has been a key political weapon for Republicans, first against President Obama's re-election campaign, and now against then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2016.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.