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Peruvians go to the polls Sunday to choose between a wide variety of presidential candidates. The front-runners are a leftist who opposes eradication of the coca crop, and a pro-business former congresswoman who would be the nation's first woman president.

A cleanup is under way in the suburbs of Nashville, where at least 12 people died Friday in a new round of tornadoes. More than 160 houses were either damaged or destroyed. Funerals were held elsewhere in the state for victims of earlier storms that left 24 dead.

The big oil companies come under attack for earning billions in profits as gasoline prices have soared. Oil executives say their companies' earnings aren't excessive. But lawmakers are talking about reining them in, and a debate is brewing on how to help consumers.

Congress defeats legislation that would have required all Internet traffic to be treated equally as it moves across the network. Telephone and cable companies want to start charging higher rates for faster and preferential connections.

More than 200 years ago Friday, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, changing the course of history. NPR marks the anniversary each year by reading the full document.

Kari Lake, who has spent her campaign spreading election lies, was endorsed by Trump. Her rival, Karrin Taylor Robson, was backed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and former Vice President Mike Pence.

On this week's All Songs Considered, Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry joins hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton to share songs and discuss his upcoming album, Avonmore.

The Swedish singer's third album forms the final installment in a conceptual trilogy — and it's extraordinary as both a collection of songs and a tactical re-wiring of her genre's circuit board.

Where the band's last album used prickly electronics and cavernous arrangements to hold humanity at arm's length, Deep In The Iris turns those elements into lulling hymns to cleansing and redemption.

Declaring a public health emergency can free up resources to help the administration respond to the monkeypox outbreak. So far more than 6,000 people in the U.S. have been infected.