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On the final night of the convention, President Obama will accept the nomination of his party.

This pre-election Political Junkie column focuses on all presidential swing states and key races for House and Senate.

Salem Health in Oregon is a major hospital, but the omicron onslaught has strained the staff like never before. Still, they show up. For the patients, and for each other. And some see signs of hope.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Hunter Biden about his addiction, treatments, and political notoriety.

Privacy advocates from Norfolk to Fairfax County to tiny Elkton and Bridgewater have publicly voiced opposition to the AI-powered system and its unblinking cameras lining their streets. In some cases, elected leaders have taken notice.

Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A small network of schools on a shoestring budget is teaching them the ABCs.

President Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney face off in Denver Wednesday for the first of three presidential debates. The president continues to hold a slight lead in many swing states, but Romney's been able to close the gap in the weeks since the conventions.

A new report from Roanoke College has some stark views of the economic outlook.

"Twenty-two years ago China was a basket case — a very poor developing country. So I really feel quite proud."

At Thursday night's debate in Florida, the audience will be allowed to applaud, cheer or boo. That could give former House Speaker Newt Gingrich an edge.