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For the first time, a transgender candidate won a major party nomination for governor. Plus, a possible new chapter in the #MeToo era; education as a major theme; and high Democratic turnout.

Polish author Olga Tokarczuk's new collection is a cabinet of curiosities — surreal, loosely connected stories about the human body, about movement, about two-headed calves and saints' relics.

David Greene talks to sports journalist Kevin Blackistone about Tiger Woods, who returned to form last weekend at the PGA Golf Championship. It's been 10 years since he last won a major title.

In its first statement on the allegations against Rep. Keith Ellison, the national Democratic Party says, "All allegations of domestic abuse are disturbing and should be taken seriously."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Reuters reporter Stefano Rellandini about the collapse of a bridge in Genoa, Italy, on Tuesday.

Arthur Williams has been indicted by a grand jury on criminal charges including first-degree assault after a video surfaced on social media that showed him repeatedly punching a man in the face.

A toxic algae bloom is killing fish, turtles and dolphins and discouraging tourists from visiting Florida's Gulf Coast. It's not the first such event, but it is especially intense.

Atlanta is one of the biggest cities in the country — and it has a problem with crumbling sidewalks. Now, a group of disabled residents is suing, claiming the broken pavement violates federal law.

A pterosaur is not a dinosaur, but the oldest known powered flying vertebrates. Brigham Young University students and teachers have published the result of their findings of the oldest known fossil.

In Uganda, a deadly showdown between opposition supporters and members of the president's entourage ended with a leading opposition politician in detention and his driver dead.