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The Houston Astros won one of the wildest World Series games ever Wednesday night — to even the series against the LA Dodgers. The game went into extra innings with both teams slugging home runs.

One of NASA's most accomplished astronauts died Friday. He flew in space six times, including a moon landing, and later headed the office that chose crews for space shuttle missions.

Europeans seem to be running later than usual recently, it's not their fault — it's the clocks.An electric grid linking 25 European countries, has experienced a shortage of power supply since mid-January. This power supply shortage has caused all the non-quartz electric clocks in Europe to slow down by almost six minutes over the past month and a half.

President Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, spoke to NPR ahead of Thursday's election. His main challenger, Bobi Wine, said Tuesday the military had killed his driver and his home had been raided.

The settlement comes after Jewish students and a professor argued their civil rights were violated when pro-Palestinian protesters blocked access to campus buildings during 2024 demonstrations.

The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including birthright citizenship. NPR'S Steve Inskeep speaks Nina Totenberg about what to expect.

On the same day that a Wall Street Journal reporter was convicted of espionage, Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was sentenced to six and a half years in prison in a similar case.

Esposito reprises his Breaking Bad villain, Gus Fring, on Better Call Saul. Maureen Corrigan presents her early summer reading list. Paul Nicklen takes pictures of a fragile and ferocious ecosystem.

The mortgage giant needed a $116 billion bailout from the federal government after the housing bubble burst in 2007. As housing recovers, it's been able to put money back into Treasury's coffers.

Jay Johnston was arrested in California on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection.