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NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Clara Cunningham Osborne, sister of Navy Seaman First Class James Cunningham, who was awarded a posthumous Purple Heart for his service during World War II.

In the hurricane-ravaged Bahamas, people are desperately trying to get off Great Abaco Island, one of the islands hardest hit by Dorian.

The law allows the government to determine what constitutes false information and stipulates hefty fines and jail sentences for people and media companies that violate it.

Most Americans see the special counsel's Russia investigation as fair, but 7 in 10 Republicans don't — and are using the president's terminology to dismiss it, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll finds.

Despite protests from voters, Republican legislators in Wisconsin have voted to curb the authority of Gov.-elect Tony Evers, a Democrat who will take office in January. The list of changes is long.

For centuries, white Americans distanced themselves from any non-white ancestry they might have. Now many are claiming it--some from pride, others to claim benefits designed for minorities. What percentage minority can they claim? It's complicated.

The tour, which brings together two of the brightest lights in jazz, will be playing across the U.S. in July and August.

"I am a product of rural Kansas," Sen. Jerry Moran said earlier this month. "I understand the value of a hospital in your community, of a physician in your town, of a pharmacy on Main Street."

A three-judge panel begins a weeklong trial Monday over whether Texas's political maps discriminate against minorities. If so, the state could be forced to redistrict before the 2018 election.

President Trump is considering imposing tariffs or quotas on imported steel and aluminum. The Commerce Department says action is needed to protect the domestic industries vital to national security.