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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to ESPN.com writer Katie Barnes about the latest in South African runner Caster Semenya's case against regulations of athlete testosterone levels on track and field.

Tropical Storm Beta is heading for a part of Louisiana where thousands of people's electricity service hasn't recovered from being knocked out by Hurricane Laura.

The phenomenon happens every year – but the 2020 version is especially large and imposing, experts say.

Most of the power outages are in Georgia, where 677,842 customers lost electricity. But Louisiana, Alabama and North Carolina each saw more than 400,000 accounts go dark.

Genealogy has become a massive industry, from websites like Ancestry.com to TV shows like Who Do You Think You Are? But those focus on family lineage. What about the heirlooms and stories that fill the history of a family tree? A North Carolina business is trying to help.

We're buying cars online, ordering groceries online and, more and more, finding love there too. Online dating, and social support for it, is at an all-time high. But whether you're beginning or ending relationships digitally, you might have some awkward encounters.

The Australian Open is drawing to a close with Li Na of China winning the women's tournament on Saturday. If Rafael Nadal wins on Sunday, he'll be the first man to win all the majors twice in the era of opens. Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine joins NPR's Jacki Lyden to talk tennis and weigh in on the U.S. Olympic team's uniforms.

Four years ago this month, anger over the pending health care bill fueled the growing Tea Party movement and led protesters across the country to confront their elected representatives at town hall meetings. Here's a look at a few of the unruly gatherings that stood out.

The large aircraft went down near the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport. The pilot and co-pilot died in the crash. The jet was on a UPS flight from Louisville.

It's not exactly Priceline.com for knee replacements. But a website from the nonprofit Health Care Cost Institute could helping patients shop around for the best values.