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One victim at Heritage High School in Newport News was shot in the face and the other in the leg, according to the city's police chief. Neither injury was thought to be life-threatening.

Sir Clive Sinclair, a computing pioneer and an inventor that spent a lifetime making technology accessible for everyone, has died at age 81.

Canada is holding federal elections Monday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government faces a strong challenge from the Conservative Party.

The sequoias are "wrapped with house-wrapping material, kind of an aluminum-foil fabric that goes around the base of the trees," says Jon Wallace, who is helping to lead the firefighting effort.

A smaller dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11, according to data the company released Monday. The data will now go before the FDA and CDC for review.

Democrats are trying to galvanize voters in favor of abortion rights after Texas Republicans enacted controversial new restrictions. Their first major test is in Virginia's race for governor.

Racial justice protesters in Portland, Ore., are having trouble advancing lawsuits pushing for accountability a year after they say federal law enforcement used harsh tactics against them.

Stock markets slumped amid worries about instability in China's financial system, creating uncertainty over one of the world's top economies.

Noah talks to Luke McCabe and Chris Barrett, seniors at Haddonfield Memorial High School in Haddonfield, New Jersey about their offer to be walking billboards. The pair are looking for a company to sponsor them. In exchange for college tuition, they are willing to wear clothes and sunglasses all with the sponsors' logo on them.

With the Summer Olympics in full swing, a festive atmosphere has taken hold in Sydney's Olympic Park. As NPR's Eric Weiner reports, fans are giving high marks to the compact layout of the park and the genial hospitality of the Australian hosts. The early transportation snafus that delayed many athletes and journalists seem to have been solved -- at least for now.

Robert talks to Mirko Lauer a columnist for La Republica, the main opposition newspaper in Peru, about Peru's deposed intelligence chief, who was detained today by the military there. Vladimiro Montesinos has been at the center of a bribery scandal. He was suspended from his position over the weekend when President Fujimori "deactivated" the country's spy agency.

United States intelligence agencies have obtained a 1000 page terrorist training manual on CD-ROM. The manual was intended for terrorist recruits and is believed to originate with Osama Bin Laden. There are sections on how to assemble bombs, how to manufacture explosives and the most effective way to kill a non-Muslim. Noah talks with Jack Kelley, a foreign correspondent for USA Today about the case.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports from Chicago that civil rights activists vow to keep using fake job applicants to ferret out discrimination in hiring. They're promising to persist despite losing a federal court case concerning the undercover tactic.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on tomorrow's Senate primary in Washington State, which will decide on a Democratic opponent for veteran GOP incumbent Slade Gorton. Gorton is considered vulnerable in his re-election bid this fall. He is likely to face Maria Cantwell, a former one-term Democratic House member who is now a high-tech multi-millionaire. The results of the state's unusual open primary system, in which all candidates run on the same ballot, might be a harbinger for Gorton's chances in November.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that the Clinton Administration today cautiously welcomed Alberto Fujimori's decision to step down as president of Peru and hold new elections. White House spokesman Joe Lockhart called Fujimori's announcement "a step in the direction of full democratization" in Peru. But U.S. officials cautioned that they need more information on the position of the Peruvian military, whose support will be key for the country to move further toward Democratic reform.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on the practice of prescribed burning as a means of preventing catastrophic wildfires. It's been controversial, but is gaining acceptance, especially after this summer's record wildfire season.

David Brower of member station KRWG in Las Cruces, NM reports on efforts made to find markets for small trees. Many agree that these trees must be cleared from forests to prevent destructive wildfires, but without a market for the small timber, logging companies can't afford to cut them.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from London that the Royal National Theatre is currently presenting a feat never before undertaken. It is staging -- simultaneously -- Alan Ayckbourne's twin plays House and Garden. Actors move back and forth between two theaters, racing from one stage to the other to hit their cues. Audiences, though, can view only one play at a time. Ayckbourne calls the twin farces "a modern morality play."

NPR's Rob Gifford in Beijing reports one of the leaders of China's Roman Catholic Church has been arrested. The detention of 81-year-old Bishop Zeng Jingmu, who has already spent more than three decades in prison, happened as a senior Vatican official is on a visit to the Chinese capital.

Republicans in the US Senate currently hold an eight vote advantage over the Democrats. But a third of the Senate seats are being contested in elections this year. Robert talks to Bob Benenson, Managing Editor for Politics at Congressional Quarterly, about the party balance in the Senate, and what might change this fall.