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Weekend Edition Sunday Host Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Scott Horsley as President Obama departs for the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland.

For the seventh year in a row, Lance Armstrong has won the Tour de France. And this was a victory lap of sorts. Armstrong will retire at 33. Racing fans will miss him, but look forward to new competition.

Taiwanese voted in a recall election Saturday to determine whether to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers, a vote that could potentially reshape the power balance in the self-ruled island's legislature.

Now that the pandemic-driven e-commerce boom has slowed, small and medium businesses that sell products on Amazon are feeling the squeeze.

When Democrats took control of Colorado's statehouse, they pushed through gun control, civil unions and environmental bills. Then voters pushed back, and Sen. Mark Udall is feeling the fallout.

A wave of newcomers is transforming the Texas political map, potentially making the state more competitive for Democrats. Will Texas Democrats remain as moderate as they historically have been?

Steve Inskeep talks to Sheila Smith, senior fellow in Asia-Pacific Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, about what's next after the party previously led by Shinzo Abe won Japan's election.

Peoria County has eclipsed 50,000 administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and 10,000 residents fully vaccinated, while the Tri-County region has added…

A flashlight, a flower and a "lady farmer" are a few of the symbols on the ballot. They were originally meant to help illiterate voters. New symbols reflect urbanized, modern India.