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Chris Ballard, a senior writer at Sports Illustrated for two decades, is the award-winning author of four books. Today he joined us to talk about his new book, "The Plunge."

On Monday, former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham succeeds Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom's prime minister. Burnham's politics have been shaped by England's north-south class divide.

In the United States, we tend to celebrate people who pick a destination, set a goal, believe in themselves, and refuse to quit until they get exactly where they always knew they’d be.But real life is messier than that. Dreams change. and sometimes careers stall — we get relegated to something less than what we dreamed of.That's what happened to Todd Smith, a part-time sports writer and full-time landscape supplier.Then he found himself watching an English football match between a billion-dollar giant and a club that most people, even in England, have never heard of, and he fell down a rabbit hole.

People who weren't yet alive in the 1990s and early 2000s are buying up old-school point-and-shoot cameras. For some, it's a trendy retro vibe; for other, a rebellion against the smartphone era.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Gabriel Sterling, of the Georgia Secretary of State's Office, about President Trump's claims about election security.

It's down to two. It started six weeks ago with 48 countries, and now, after 103 matches, the World Cup final will be decided later Sunday when Spain takes on Argentina.

An unprecedented rescue mission is underway to save a valuable space observatory before it burns up in Earth's atmosphere.

Griot B celebrates Black history and innovation with his entry into this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

A breakfast pudding in the ancient city of Aleppo evokes memories both sweet and bitter.