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A screenshot from the forthcoming strategy simulation game, Political Arena.

In this case, politics is a (video) game

Political Arena is giving players a front row seat to all the ins and outs — and yeah, even the ugliness — of national politics.

Far right is using Twitter's new policy against extremism researchers and activists

Twitter recently launched a new policy in the U.S. to limit the sharing of photos and videos of people without their consent. Activists on the left say it limits public interest reporting.

A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Miami, Florida, conducts overflights around the Fort Myers area in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Sept. 29, 2022. Some of the things crews look out for are people in distress, scope of damage, and potential pollution.

FEMA: Resources to Jumpstart Recovery from Hurricane Ian

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell will join President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. today to survey heavily damaged areas

FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance teams register applications for relief from victims of Hurricane Ian at an Intake Center in Seminole County.

FEMA Has Begun Making Payments to Insured Victims of Hurricane Ian Flooding

FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has approved $3.5 million in advance payments to policyholders who have started the claim process.

When computer science major Elijah Love got the bill for his summer classes, he learned the credits were free. His school, North Carolina A&T State University, used federal COVID relief funding to pay for them.

HBCUs got a windfall of federal COVID relief. Here's how colleges are spending it

Historically Black colleges and universities are using federal COVID relief funds to cancel student debt, upgrade campus infrastructure and retain students who struggle because of financial barriers.

Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem speaks during an election rally in Richmond, Va., on Oct. 13, 2021. Finchem is now running for Arizona secretary of state, with Trump's endorsement.

Election deniers are running to control voting. Here's how they've fared so far

Including Mark Finchem's win in Arizona, Republicans who deny the 2020 election results have now moved closer to overseeing the voting process in nearly a dozen states.

Debbie Harry and Clem Burke, 14th Street, New York City, circa 1976.

Against the odds: How Blondie shattered the conventions of punk and pop

From unreleased music to promotional flyers, photos, a mirrored dressing room sign, and even a stray Andy Warhol print, Blondie's out with a new box set, Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982.

Wisconsin Senate candidate Mandela Barnes on abortion, onslaught of GOP advertising

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Wisconsin Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, a democrat, about his campaign for U.S. Senate. The race in Wisconsin could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.

Crime is a concern for many midterm voters across the country.

Many midterm races focus on rising crime. Here's what the data does and doesn't show

Midterm voters are being inundated with political ads, and a lot of them are focused on crime. But a recent change in data collection paints an incomplete picture of the U.S. violent crime rate.

"It was a sobering experience. I knew it was bad, but until you see it — I wasn't prepared for it, to be honest with you," Kenny Chesney says.

Kenny Chesney's Love Note To Caribbean After Disaster: It's About The Moving Forward

Country star Kenny Chesney went into the studio as therapy after hurricanes tore through the U.S. Virgin Islands, the place he calls home. Those sessions became his latest album, Songs for the Saints.

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