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Fed Chair Jerome Powell reaffirmed that the central bank could begin moderating its pace of rate hikes as soon as December, when its policymaking committee is due to hold its next meeting.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks to Kim Wehle, former U.S. attorney and now professor at the University of Baltimore, about the political and legal implications of an indictment of former President Trump.

It was almost unthinkable at the time, but Hillary Clinton wouldn't be where she is today without taking the bold chance on running for a U.S. Senate seat in a state where she never lived.

The sequel to the 2019 film that starred Zachary Levi as the adult superhero persona of a lonely teen goes bigger. And goofier. But the fuel mixture's off and Levi's one-note performance grates.

Democratic candidate Barack Obama's choice of Sen. Joseph Biden shows he's pragmatic, says NPR's national political correspondent Mara Liasson. She discusses with Scott Simon some of the positives and negatives of Obama's vice presidential selection.

Iran's president has rebuffed offers of a dialogue about the country's nuclear program with the United States and five of its allies, according to reports. But the foreign ministry and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have offered more moderate responses. Melissa Block talks with Time magazine reporter Azadeh Moaveni about Iran's reaction to the new package of incentives and penalties, as well as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's offer to engage in talks with Iran, if the country suspends its uranium enrichment program.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with soccer writer Sophie Downey about Team USA's upset at the Women's World Cup on Sunday.

Erin Khar's son, at 12, asked her if she'd ever used drugs; this book is her answer: "When we write the truth, when we write about our experiences, we reflect back what it means to be a human being."

Amanda Lee Koe's new novel was inspired by a famous photograph — Anna May Wong, Marlene Dietrich and the notorious actress and director Leni Riefenstahl, posing together at a Berlin party in 1928.

Many of the players on one Ukrainian professional women's soccer team have experienced hardships of war, but they're still watching the Women's World Cup and cheering on their favorite players.