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You can spend millions on lobbyists or ads to influence the presidential election, but it is mostly illegal to bet on who will win the White House. But centuries ago, people bet on the papal election.

In 2000, anthropologist Susan Phillips found markings made by hobos near the Los Angeles River. Phillips talks about the possible author of those marks from 1914, one of America's most famous hobos.

A press conference just wrapped up with some of the doctors at the Orlando Regional Medical Center and a few of the survivors of Sunday morning's attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla.

Authorities have omitted some material but recently released partial transcripts of Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen's various calls to 911 during the siege.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to obituary writer Maureen O'Donnell of the Chicago Sun-Times about the art of writing about people who have died.

Noel King talks to Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, who was leading the Tree of Life Synagogue community in prayer when a gunman opened fire, killing 11 people. He says hate will not close his synagogue.

As China celebrates 70 years of Communist rule, pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have taken to the streets, with reports of one protester shot by police using live ammunition.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with celebrity chef Jose Andres about deploying his nonprofit organization, World Central Kitchen, to the Bahamas to provide food aid after Hurricane Dorian.

The ban, the most extreme measure to date, comes as more than 500 people nationwide have contracted vaping-related illnesses — at least nine people have died.

It’s free and available everywhere. Yet most Americans skip the annual flu shot ― with the number of dispensed vaccines barely changed in the past...