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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson speaks during a campaign rally earlier this month at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Third-Party Candidates Fall Short Of Presidential Debate Threshold

The debates will be Hillary Clinton versus Donald Trump — without Jill Stein or Gary Johnson — despite high levels of voter dissatisfaction with the presidential choices.

Airstrike Kills Senior ISIS Leader Known As 'Dr. Wa'il,' U.S. Officials Say

Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook says the militant who oversaw production of terrorist propaganda videos showing torture and executions was killed near Raqqah, Syria.

N.C. Republican Calls On Lawmakers To Repeal Bathroom Law

Earlier this week, the NCAA and ACC decided to pull their conferences out of North Carolina, citing the controversial bathroom bill as the reason for their decision. North Carolina State Sen. Tamara Barringer is a Republican who voted for the bill in March, but has since called on lawmakers to repeal the bill. She is one of two Republican senators in the state to do so. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Barringer about why she made that decision.

After Promoting Birther Movement, Trump Admits Obama Was Born In U.S.

After years of promoting conspiracies that President Obama was not born in the U.S., GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday conceded that the president was born in this country.

Penn State Under Fire For Planned Tribute To Joe Paterno

Pennsylvania State University is receiving intense criticism for its planned tribute to former football coach, Joe Paterno. Critics say Paterno failed to prevent or adequately report Jerry Sandusky's repeated sexual abuse of children. Penn State fired Paterno in 2011, after Sandusky's abuse came to light.

Federal Investigator Outlines Probe Into Wells Fargo

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jeff Ehrlich, deputy enforcement director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, about the investigation into Wells Fargo. Last week, federal regulators fined the bank more than $185 million dollars for opening accounts to meet intense sales goals.

Playwright Edward Albee — whose works included <em>The Zoo Story, The Sandbox</em> and <em>Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?</em> — has died. Above, he speaks to a packed house at the University of Toronto in 1971.

Playwright Edward Albee, Who Changed And Challenged Audiences, Dies At 88

"All art should be useful," Albee said. "If it's merely decorative, it's a waste of time." The Pulitzer-winning playwright of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? died Friday following a short illness.

Train journeys in India were once defined by food, brought by passengers from their homes and purchased from vendors like this one. Passengers shared food with each other, exchanging stories and family histories, and sometimes striking new friendships that continued beyond the journey. But with growing availability of packaged food on trains, that culture is slowly dying.

In India, A Rich Food Culture Vanishes From The Train Tracks

Once upon a time, most of the millions of people who travel on India's vast train network brought their own food or bought it from vendors at stations. Sharing meals could turn strangers into friends.

The college financial aid system is both meager and unwieldy, says author Sara Goldrick-Rab. "Our first really big takeaway was that if the goal is to get people money, financial aid doesn't do a great job. There's 50 steps between you and the money you need."

How College Aid Is Like A Bad Coupon

Sociologist Sara Goldrick-Rab's new book, Paying The Price, makes a fresh argument for free college.

Real-Time Voting Projections To Challenge Election Night Tradition

Slate partners with VoteCastr to provide real-time election day projections traditionally embargoed by news organizations. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Slate's editor-in-chief Julia Turner.

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