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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Barbara Buffaloe, mayor of Columbia, Mo., who's part of the U.S. Conference of Mayors delegation at the summit, to talk about her city's effort to tackle climate change.

As the Republican National Convention nears its end, Donald Trump will deliver a speech Thursday night for the first time as the official GOP nominee.

Soccer legend Megan Rapinoe is retiring at the end of the season. Fans and soccer-watchers reflect on her legacy on and off the field.

In his new book, Washington Post correspondent Dan Balz offers an insider's account of the forces that shaped the political strategies of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, and the flaws and misfires that led to Romney's defeat. He discusses the 2012 campaign and the future of the Republican Party.

Despite pro football's sky-high profits, taxpayers subsidize the industry with $1 billion each year. In The King of Sports, Gregg Easterbrook argues for some serious reforms, including incentives for college graduation rates and a new approach to youth football leagues.

This weekend's F1 race is the latest large-scale sporting event the city is hosting. NPR's A Martinez talks to Mick Akers of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, about the city becoming a sports hub.

The Olympics are transforming Britain — at least for now. Before the games began The London Times declared they were sure to produce a litany of disasters. But the gloom has been obliterated in just a few days by a tsunami of patriotism and self-congratulation. The nation has been stunned and thrilled that the games are so far successful — and that their trophy cupboard is filling up at unexpected speed.

Scientists have begun cleanup efforts in some of the regions that were most affected by oil from the BP spill last April. They're trying to establish which methods — if any — work best.

NPR's Scott Detrow chats with the directors of All Things Considered about the music they listened to the most this year and why.

The Iran-backed rebel group has attacked multiple ships in the Red Sea throughout December. The Houthis control large swaths of Yemen's territory.