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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with young voters who are going to the polls in a general election for the first time.

A voyaging canoe built to revive the centuries-old tradition of Hawaiian exploration is circumnavigating the globe. Its crew has already traveled 26,000 miles navigating with the sun, stars and waves.

A federal appeals court heard arguments on whether to reinstate the executive order on immigration Tuesday. A federal judge in Washington put a temporary restraining order on the policy last Friday.

The legal battle over same-sex marriage hits the Supreme Court next week. It's an extraordinarily high-stakes clash, but the men and women at the center of it see themselves as incredibly ordinary.

"I don't use my life as inspiration," says the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist. Her new book, Manhattan Beach, imagines the lives of the women who worked on the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II.

Nearly one child a month dies after being entangled in window blind cords, despite years of effort to reduce the toll. A new industry standard to remove most corded blinds from the market may help.

Based on true accounts, the song is a devastating testimony to the quiet suffering of the partners and spouses who welcome soldiers home.

The National Chicken Council says the move is needed to keep pace with international competitors. But worker and food-safety advocates say this could cause more stress and injuries.

The Dow Jones Industrial average finished the day down 4.6 percent. And, a House panel votes to release the democratic rebuttal to the Nunes memo. The White House must decide if it will block it.

The president's statement on Monday called out racist groups, including the KKK, for violence in Charlottesville, Va. He reversed that position on Tuesday, blaming "both sides."