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Family musicians Dan and Claudia Zanes are releasing their first duo album, a collection of original songs that deal with social justice, anti-racism & joy — conceived during the coronavirus pandemic.

A doctor in San Antonio who said he performed an abortion in defiance of a new Texas law has been sued by two people — seeking to test the legality of the state's near-total ban on the procedure.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is hopping a purple bus for his "Return-to-School Road Trip." His message to students and educators: It's good to be back.

President Biden will address the U.N. General Assembly. A Texas doctor faces lawsuits for performing an abortion in defiance of a new law. Democrats pair spending bill with raising the debt ceiling.

NPR's Phillip Martin reports on Asian Americans who believe government and media handling of the Wen Ho Lee case exemplifies the power of lingering anti-Asian prejudice in American culture. Activists and civil rights advocates say the stereotype of the 'model minority' quickly melted into the older canard of the Asian American as suspicious, perpetually foreign and potentially disloyal. It's an attitude that worsens whenever there's tension between the U.S. and any Asian country or when an Asian or Asian American is the subject of bad news.

Lawmakers were hoping to end this session of Congress before Friday, but slow-moving spending bills may keep them from achieving that goal. NPR's Brian Naylor reports on the status of several of those bills, and on the increasing amount of money Congress plans to allocate for the budget. (

Tonight's presidential debate is expected to draw more than 50 million viewers, making it the single largest event of the campaign so far. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on how Al Gore and George W. Bush will approach the first of their scheduled debates. (

Host Bob Edwards talks to Sports Commentator John Feinstein about the Major League Baseball playoffs. Feinstein reveals his picks for the World Series.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the emergency cease-fire reached in Israel in the wake of violent clashes between Israeli police and angry Palestinians.

NPR Commentator Ev Ehrlich bemoans the steadily declining rate of personal savings among the American public. While he is sympathetic to the reasons for the decrease, Ehrlich also calls it a dangerous trend.