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NPR's David Welna reports on reaction to last night's Vice Presidential debate among a political science class at Chicago's Loyola University. The students stayed to talk about what swayed them in this debate, and what bored them.

NPR's John Nielson reports on a groundbreaking piece of legislation the Senate just passed which could set aside more open space than ever for conservation efforts.

Jean Battey Lewis reports on the career of modern dance pioneer Paul Taylor. Two of his works are to be performed tonight at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on the abortion debate in Mexico. Abortion laws have recently been relaxed in the country, but some powerful religious conservatives are threatening to use their influence in an effort to ban abortions entirely.

The boxing icon, who currently serves as a senator in the Philippines, says his experience of personal hardships equip him to understand people's suffering — and fight poverty and corruption.

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Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan reviews Spike Lee's newest movie, Bamboozled. It stars Damon Wayans as a Harvard educated network television writer who's the only black writer on staff. Pushed to create a hip TV program about urban blacks or be fired, the writer comes up with Mantan, the New Millennium Minstrel Show, a demeaning program that exploits every racial stereotype imaginable. Turan says it's the harshest of Lee's films.

In their new book, Washington Post journalists Costa and Bob Woodward give the first inside look at the transition of power from former President Donald Trump to President Biden.

Squeezing Mvula's sound behind Bob Boilen's desk is no tiny task, as she acknowledges partway through this three-song set in the NPR Music offices. The U.K. singer faces the challenge by showcasing her most intimate material.

On his latest album, K Bay, the singer-songwriter made music in a variety of studios and used a variety of sonic tricks.