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NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jonah Keri of Grantland about some of the newcomers in this year's Major League Baseball playoffs, including the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs.

Authorities in Texas report that a package — believed to be bound for Austin exploded at a FedEx facility near San Antonio. This comes after four bombs have exploded in Austin, killing 2 people.

Latino families sued four Orange County school districts over school segregation. The case, Mendez v. Westminster, ended school segregation in California seven years before Brown v. Board.

The town has become an unlikely test case for President Biden's immigration policy. Alma's city commission will vote on whether to approve a shelter for unaccompanied minors seeking asylum.

A law requires schools to display signs with "In God We Trust" on them if they are donated, but it doesn't mention a required language.

Businesses in the Northeast that rely on winter recreation activities are having a bad year. Warm temperatures are keeping snowmobilers and skiers off the trails.

Many of the 350,000 Latina girls turning 15 this year will celebrate with a bash called the "quinceanera." It's a rite of passage, and a growing industry in the U.S. Julia Alvarez, author of Once Upon a Quinceanera, shares aspects of the ceremonies with Renee Montagne.

Only around 20% of Americans say shelter-in-place measures are "causing more harm than good," the Kaiser Family Foundation reports.

As another major election inches closer, Democrats are navigating how TikTok fits into their 2024 campaign strategy, as the social media platform continues to be a top destination for young Americans.

An Ohio plumber named Joe Wurzelbacher has been cited by the McCain campaign as the type of person who could be hurt by Barack Obama's tax plans. Wurzelbacher is hoping to buy a plumbing company he works for and that could put his income above $250,000. But he could make many business deductions before reaching that threshold and even if he exceeds it, he probably wouldn't face a major tax bite.