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The storm slammed into southern Louisiana as a Category 2 with stronger than expected winds, but it's moving quickly over the Gulf Coast. Officials warn of powerful storm surges and high winds.

The storm weakened slightly after it came ashore over southwestern Louisiana, near the Texas border. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Thurman Bartie, mayor of Port Arthur in Texas.

Health care is taking a bigger role in down-ballot races this fall, especially as the Supreme Court is set to hear another case that could determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act.

Baseball's regular season ended Sunday, as the sport has had to navigate the coronavirus without being in a protective bubble like other leagues. The NFL is hoping to repeat baseball's success.

"I'm not in the slightest bit concerned about using cash right now," one Berlin shopper says. "I just keep washing my hands. Simple." Cash makes up 75% of Germany's transactions.

Updated: 4:41 p.m., Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine got a call from President Trump Friday afternoon after missing out on a meeting with the president Thursday. “I appreciated that very much,” DeWine said. “He wanted to see how I was doing and he said he had been told last night by the Secret Service that I actually tested negative. So, he was just calling to see how I was getting along. We had a good, good conversation.”

Susan Rice is one of the potential running mates of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. She has experience as an ambassador and in national security, but none as a vice presidential candidate.

Service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service have some election officials concerned that the dramatic pandemic-induced expansion of vote by mail could face delays as ballots are being returned.

House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney calls on Louis DeJoy to be suspended amid allegations that he might have violated rules on political donations. DeJoy denies any wrongdoing.

Funeral services for Bishop J. Delano Ellis II will be held throughout the weekend, beginning with a public viewing from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Pentecostal Church of Christ in University Circle, where he served as senior pastor. Ellis died Saturday at the age of 75. Born in Pennsylvania, Ellis served at the Church of God in Christ in Memphis, Ten., for more than three decades prior to coming to Cleveland, where he inspired many in his congregation and the community.