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We are just weeks away from one of the biggest political events of the election campaign season: the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Former President Donald Trump is, of course, the party's presumptive nominee, but he's yet to announce his running mate. The list is long, but the candidates all have one thing in common — they're being considered because they could help Trump get elected in November. NPR's Franco Ordoñez and Jeongyoon Han break down which candidates are rising to the top and why it matters. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Kohl's told Ohio regulators that the retailer's Butler County warehouse will be closed by end of October.

Mychal Threets, a social media star librarian, is hosting the new iteration of the series. It's back for four episodes starting on Saturday.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Clive Jerram of Rockville, Md., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WBAA listener Bob Kozak of Lafayette, Indiana, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Along with the full nominations list, a look at the Recording Academy's turbulent year.

The chain's bankruptcy filing is the second in seven years. Its troubles include unwieldy debt, shoppers' changing habits and new tariff costs.

Sudanese paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces has claimed it has taken control of famine-hit Zamzam camp, after days of deadly fighting in the Darfur region.

The wordless film follows animals forging an unlikely friendship as they fight to survive a natural disaster. But scary flood scenes and existential themes may be a bit much for the youngest viewers.

A boy in the stands of a Philadelphia Phillies game thought he'd scored a baseball hit by Phillies outfielder Harrison Bader, until another fan insisted the ball was hers.