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The U.S. Open is winding down and the football season is starting up.

Former U.S. ambassador to Myanmar Derek Mitchell talks to NPR's Scott Simon about the harsh light Myanmar's repression of Muslims is casting on its leader, Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

Hurricane Irma has shifted its path — NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mayor Bill Barnett of Naples, Fla., about the threat to his city as the storm heads west.

Those in the Florida Keys have a mandatory evacuation as they are directly in Hurricane Irma's crosshairs. Scott Simon speaks with reporter David Ovalle of The Miami Herald who is in Key West.

This year's U.S. Open tennis tournament saw four Americans in the semifinals. What's more, three of them are African-American. Katrina Adams, president of the U.S. Tennis Association, talks with NPR's Michel Martin about the progress made in tennis.

Wildfires are still raging in multiple states across America's western region. Fire historian Steve Pyne of Northern Arizona University says it's time to rethink land use, development and forest management in light of the increasing numbers of fires we are seeing each year.

Most in the terrorist cell were employed or in school and showed no signs of radicalization. Their skill at avoiding detection sends chills down the spines of authorities working to prevent attacks.

What does the push for digital classrooms mean for that oldest and simplest of touch screens: a plain old sheet of paper?

The village of Gourec, in Brittany, has long been home to British expats. With the prospect of Brexit, even more Britons are flocking there to secure French citizenship and retain EU privileges.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said she had asked Trump to tweet some assurance to the DREAMers protected by DACA and the president did just that — posting a message to his 38 million followers.