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In an unlikely series of online videos, "polio experts" share their stories from the campaign to eradicate the virus.

Fresh on the heels of winning the NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest, the seven-piece group wowed the Oregon festival crowd with a mix of funk, hip-hop, rock and jazz.

Mushrooms that don't brown? Pigs resistant to diseases? Though the process does not introduce foreign genetic material into food or livestock, getting consumers to buy in will be an uphill battle.

We talk with Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who says he will sit out of a planned re-election on Thursday. Kenya's top court ordered a new election after overturning an earlier vote.

Also: Congress approves a disaster aid package for hurricane and wildfire relief; China's new ruling Politburo is announced; and the World Series opens in Los Angeles in record heat.

For this Tiny Desk concert, Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner replaced her gauzy synths with a string quartet. The result is something to behold.

Starting Wednesday, all refugees face more extensive background checks. And the administration is conducting an extra 90-day review of vetting procedures for refugees from 11 countries.

Under the new law, the only legal reason for a pedestrian to look at a cellphone while crossing a street would be to call 911. For repeat offenders, fines could run up to nearly $100.

In the face of degenerative illness, a mechanic decides to take his life — it's a concept directly inspired by Shabason's own experience.

Hear a stunning new song from our 2016 Tiny Desk Contest winner, Gaelynn Lea.