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In Tuesday's primary election in Boston, there are five major candidates running to lead the city. All of them are people of color. The two finalists from the preliminary vote will face off Nov. 2.

NPR's Noel King talks to Anthea Webb, the World Food Programme's deputy regional director for Asia and the Pacific, about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.

The town has become an unlikely test case for President Biden's immigration policy. Alma's city commission will vote on whether to approve a shelter for unaccompanied minors seeking asylum.

Tuesday is the deadline for California voters to weigh in on whether to recall Gov. Newsom and, if so, which of the 46 recall candidates to replace him with. Latest polls show Newsom may be safe.

President Biden's nominee for the solicitor general, who presents the government's position in the Supreme Court, is Elizabeth Prelogar. She's served in the job on an acting basis since January 2021.

Cleveland State University is requiring vaccinations only for those living on campus. For everyone else, the college is relying on a six-week education campaign, a move some say doesn't go far enough.

The Canadian stand-up comedian died from cancer on Tuesday. He was best known for his deadpan humor and work on television shows including Saturday Night Live.

The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin is in isolation following four members of his entourage testing positive for COVID-19.

A company formed by Harvard genetics professor George Church, known for his pioneering work in genome sequencing and gene splicing, hopes to genetically resurrect woolly mammoths.

The Department of Justice is launching a probe into the conditions of Georgia's state prison system, citing high levels of violence and gang activity.