Lucy Perkins
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Reports of mail slowdowns are forcing election officials to scramble. They're installing drop boxes and trying to reassure voters they won't have to cast their vote in person amid the pandemic.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Lucy Perkins to get the latest on a shooting that took place in a local synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Even though the refugee crisis in Europe reached its peak two years ago, countries are still trying to figure out what to do with the more than 150,000 refugees who want to stay in the E.U. -
During the holidays, a number of retailers deck their windows to lure shoppers off the sidewalk. At Lord and Taylor in New York City, a team has been planning this year's display since February. -
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report that July had the highest average temperatures since records have been kept. -
Regal Entertainment Group says its new security policy is intended to help customers and staff to "feel comfortable and safe" when in its theaters.
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Federal government agencies are experimenting with a new way to get customer feedback, and it involves four emoticons.
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Thai police say the suspect's appearance suggests he could be from the Middle East or Europe. A spokesman says that investigators think there were two accomplices, according to Reuters.
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The officers were on duty when they killed James Boyd near Albuquerque, N.M. The killing was one of several incidents that drew a rebuke from the Department of Justice. -
U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., faces charges including theft of charitable funding and bribery. A federal indictment links the alleged actions to his failed 2007 campaign for mayor of Philadelphia. -
The 200 active duty military personnel will help fight roughly 95 wildfires in the Western U.S. -
The company is closing the blast furnace at the plant near Birmingham, which once rolled steel for ships during World War I and was the center of the city's steel industry.
