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White House boasts Trump's "excellent health" as questions loom over the medical reality of the oldest inaugurated president.

The Supreme Court on Monday handed President Trump an interim win in his effort to limit mail-in voting.

U.S. military officials seek to settle monetary and property claims with Iraqis who say they have suffered losses at the hands of American forces. Almost 3,000 Iraqi claims of negligence have been filed since major combat operations were declared over in May. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

The British humanitarian aid ship Sir Galahad arrives in the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr. Scuffles break out as the food and water shipments are distributed, and some Iraqis worry they would be left empty-handed. NPR's Jacki Lyden speaks with BBC correspondent Owen Bennett-Jones in Kuwait City.

Nancy Solomon reports from southern New Jersey on reaction to Paul Johnson's beheading death at the hands of al Qaeda kidnappers in Saudi Arabia. Johnson's family had been holding a vigil in his New Jersey hometown, pleading with the kidnappers for his safe return.

After waiting 86 years for their team to win the World Series, thousands of Red Sox fans took to the streets Wednesday night to celebrate. Police made 35 arrests, but in most places around the city the revelry did not get out of hand. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

A group of very patient astronomers reports new evidence that an immense black hole lives at the center of Earth's galaxy. The team has been watching a handful of stars at the center of the Milky Way for a decade -- waiting for a telltale sign that they're in orbit around a black hole. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

All Songs Considered's list of the 50 most important recordings of the decade begins with composer John Adams and runs through Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

In India, a group of women dressed in pink are taking the law into their own hands. The female gang was established to force the government and police to clean up their acts. The pink sticks that the women carry are supposed to be for self defense, but the Pink Sari Gang sometimes uses them in anger.

Afghanistan's presidential balloting has run into an immediate challenge. Rivals to interim President Hamid Karzai called for a boycott, saying ink stamped onto voters' hands in a bid to prevent fraud washed off too easily. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.