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Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush spent a second day barnstorming California today, bringing along the man who nearly derailed him back in the primaries. Once a rival, Arizona Senator John McCain has become a cheerleader for Bush, and the two are showing off their newfound camaraderie. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Linda from Salinas, California.

Hadassah Lieberman went home today to Gardner, Massachusetts, the town where her family made a new life after surviving the Holocaust in Europe. Arriving at Elm Street School, she got a celebrity's welcome as the wife of the man the Democratic Party will nominate next week for vice president. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

President Biden isn't on the ballot next fall. But Republican lawmakers, campaign operatives and candidates believe his handling of the economy will drive voters' decisions.

Gymnasts testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday repeatedly said that the FBI failed to protect them from Larry Nassar.

One month ago, Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul fell to Taliban forces. Now the Americans are gone and many Afghans who wanted to flee are left behind living in fear.

An immigration lawyer in Virginia says she has clients also waiting to leave Afghanistan, but the cumbersome process — paired with a lack of U.S. assistance in the country — is a big challenge.

The pandemic has been a challenge to the mental health of many doctors and nurses. Researchers who study the condition of burnout say it's a workplace issue with often simple workplace solutions.

US Soccer says it's offering the men's and women's national teams "identical" contracts. The union for the women's team players is calling the announcement a PR stunt.

President Biden has announced a new security partnership between the U.S., U.K. and Australia focused on the Indo-Pacific region. It includes the sharing of nuclear submarine technology to Australia.

Pfizer is seeking the FDA's permission to offer a third COVID-19 vaccine dose to those 16 and older. There's data that the vaccine's efficacy is waning and evidence that a booster can reverse that.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat, about crafting the Democrats' spending bill and options to raise taxes on the rich to pay for his party's priorities.

When CBS announced a new show where activists would take part in competitions, critics said the format made a mockery of actual activism. Now, the show will drop the competitive element.

While most of California suffers through a severe energy shortage, L.A. is awash in power. The city opted out of deregulation and is still able to generate enough electricity to provide the city with inexpensive and reliable power. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Ramallah that many Palestinians look forward to reaching a peace agreement with Israel as a way of revitalizing the local economy. They say a peace agreement would attract foreign investors who currently are leery of the region's political instability. Some Palestinian economists also suggest that under a peace agreement, Israel might be convinced to lift tariffs and remove restrictions that prevent goods from travelling between the West Bank and Gaza. Unemployment is high in Palestinian territories and per capita income is much lower than in Israel, a situation that fuels Palestinian anger.

Over the years, delegates to Democratic National Conventions have been treated to soaring oratory. Many of those who have given memorable speeches are in Los Angeles this week, often sharing the podium with their children. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold looks back at those speeches and the lessons they hold for Al Gore.

Public health officials and infectious disease experts say requiring vaccination for domestic air and rail travel would help slow COVID-19's spread, but the travel industry opposes a vaccine mandate.

Many Afghans who have come to the U.S. through the Special Immigrant Visa program are educated and skilled, yet they end up in low wage jobs — a missed opportunity for both workers and employers.

A submarine deal between the U.S., U.K. and Australia counters China but has infuriated France, which had its own deal to sell subs canceled and is wary of U.S. aims.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sonja Diaz, director of the Latino Policy and Politics Initiative at UCLA, about the significance of the Latino vote in California gubernatorial recall election.

Piers Morgan, the British journalist and former CNN host, has joined Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and Fox News Media in a global deal that includes a new TV show in early 2022.