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NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the U.S. Open championship matches in tennis and the start of the NFL regular season.

The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup is underway in Germany. NPR's Scott Detrow and retired WNBA legend Tina Charles break down the brackets.

The best preserved feather from the age of the dinosaurs was just revealed — and it was inside a blob of fossilized poop. That feather is from an aquatic bird that lived 66 million years ago.

The documentary "NAZA," in which Israeli military insiders describe what they call the systemic killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, received a 25-minute standing ovation — the longest on record.

U.S. and U.N. officials say Iraq's weapons declaration is missing information and rehashes old reports. Secretary of State Colin Powell declares Iraq in material breach of a Security Council resolution on disarmament. While the Bush administration says it will continue to work with U.N. arms inspectors, the finding could set the U.S. on a course toward war with Saddam Hussein early next year. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara and Tom Gjelten.

U.S. and U.N. officials agree -- Iraq's 12,000-page weapons declaration comes up short. Secretary of State Colin Powell goes so far as to say Iraq is in material breach of a Security Council resolution. And a former U.N. biological weapons inspector explains some of the holes in Iraq's account. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports, and hear from former weapons inspector Raymond Zilinskas.

The latest episode of Notes From the Edge is about work, which got us thinking about work songs. We talk with blues musician Valerie June about music, care, the history of the work song, and her anthem "Working Woman Blues."

Kenya's president orders a crackdown on foreigners running small businesses, amid accusations of xenophobia.

The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August. Scientists said the heat surge is mostly due to human-caused climate change.

Twenty-five years ago, Amy Mundorff was deployed to the World Trade Center after the first plane hit. For StoryCorps, she discusses the physical and mental toll of her work as a medical examiner.

We listen back to interviews recorded in the aftermath of Sept. 11, with a particular focus on stories of survival and loss at the World Trade Center, and some reflections in poetry and music.

Voting rights attorney David Walbert says Trump is doing everything possible to rig the midterms for Republicans. What can people do to ensure their votes are counted?