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Writer Candice Millard tells the dramatic story of two 19th-century British explorers who spent years trekking through East Africa, enduring injury and illness in a search for the source of the Nile.

The East Lansing Public Library will serve as a cooling center throughout the week in anticipation of extreme heat. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory until Wednesday night for mid-Michigan.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, about what the White House is doing to tamp down the highest rate of inflation in four decades and record gas prices.

Thousands of Southern Baptists are in California for their annual meeting. The gathering comes weeks after a report on sexual abuse by Southern Baptist ministers shocked evangelical congregations.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Sarah Binder, a professor at George Washington University, about Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's approach to economic policy.

The Federal Reserve wants to control inflation, and its number-one weapon is higher interest rates. The Fed is expected to announce another sharp jump in borrowing costs on Wednesday.

A gas station in Rancho Cordova was charging only 69 cents a gallon. The price was supposed to be $6.99. The mistake cost the station $16,000 and the manager his job.

Nevada is shaping up to be a crucial general election battleground. South Carolina's congressional races were the latest test of Donald Trump's influence on the GOP. He earned a split decision there.

A year ago, the Biden administration launched a national plan to counter domestic terrorism. But are federal agencies hampering anti-terrorism efforts by failing to report basic data?

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Richard Painter, a George W. Bush White House ethics lawyer, about ex-President Trump's use of lies about the 2020 election outcome to raise $250 million from supporters.