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WASHINGTON — The Protect College Sports Act, a bill aiming to rein in what its supporters call a "Wild West" era of college athletics, cleared its most significant hurdle yet on Monday when the Senate passed it by a bipartisan vote of 77-22. The bill would grant the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption in order to restore its five-year eligibility rule and transfer limits.

CHESTER — Hundreds of people gathered along the riverfront Monday morning to watch the 80-year-old Chester Bridge come down. Then, in a matter of seconds, it was gone. Explosives ripped through the old bridge, sending it crashing into the Mississippi River as cheers rose from the crowd. A piece of local history had disappeared, marking the end of one era and the beginning of another for the crossing between Illinois and Missouri.

Angie Nixon, the Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate in Florida, is running from the far left — raising questions about whether such a campaign can work in a red state like Florida.

Updated September 28, 2026 at 5:40 PM CDT New York prosecutors say they are reopening an investigation into an alleged rape case from 2024 that involved Cornell University students. This comes after the alleged victim, referred to as Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York this month. In it, she claims multiple men drugged and brutally raped her for more than four hours at Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with writer Meg Mason about her latest book, Sophie, Standing There, and the one-sided relationships we form with some of our favorite authors.

Much of what we are hearing about AI leaves many people anxious about the risks posed by the technology. The writer Michael Sacacas takes a long view of how to manage such feelings.

Landlords are using AI chatbots to manage interactions with their tenants. We hear from one renter who just wants help from a human.

After a botched lethal injection in May, dozens of Tennessee medical professionals told the governor that healthcare professionals shouldn't help with executions, ever. No matter the method.

Bucking the national trend, poverty has been steadily rising among seniors and older adults. A new survey sheds light on how low-income people are struggling in the crucial years before retirement. Copyright 2026 NPR

Five British men have been released on bail after being detained near a military base for alleged terror offenses. The British base is used by the U.S. military for strikes on Iran.