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Big Ten Reverses Decision To Cancel Football Season

NPR's David Greene talks with sports columnist Christine Brennan about the decision by the Big Ten conference to play its season beginning in late October amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Yoshihide Suga receives applause Wednesday after being elected as Japan's new prime minister at Parliament's lower house in Tokyo.

Yoshihide Suga Becomes Japan's Prime Minister, Pledging To Follow Abe's Course

The former chief Cabinet secretary and government spokesman was sworn in as the country's first new prime minister in almost eight years after Shinzo Abe stepped down citing health concerns.

President Trump speaks to members of the press at the White House on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Trump praised the Big Ten's decision to resume the college football season at the end of October.

Politics And Football Mix Again, As Trump Cheers Return Of Big Ten Play

The Big Ten conference announced that the college football season would resume at the end of October with new coronavirus protocols. President Trump had been calling for the games to start up again.

French-Canadian Clarinetist François Houle Bridges The Border With 'RECODER'

An improviser well-versed in modern jazz, Houle often works with international collaborators in all sorts of settings. His latest album features music from a half-Canadian, half-American quartet.

President Trump on Wednesday refuted the CDC's timeline of a COVID-19 vaccine, promising that one would be available for widespread distribution by the end of the year.

Contradicting The CDC, Trump Says COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Ready By End Of Year

President Trump says there could be widespread distribution of a vaccine against the coronavirus in a much shorter timeline than described by the CDC.

Yusuf's <em>Tea for the Tillerman 2</em> is a reimagining of his 1970 album as Cat Stevens.

Yusuf Revisits 'Tea For The Tillerman,' His Landmark Album As Cat Stevens

Known as Yusuf since becoming a Muslim in the late '70s, the man who was Cat Stevens discusses Tea for the Tillerman 2, a reimagining of his now-50-year-old masterpiece.

Workers with disabilities can be paid less than minimum wage. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says that has trapped workers in "exploitative and discriminatory" job programs.

Workers With Disabilities Can Earn Just $3.34 An Hour. Agency Says Law Needs Change

A 1938 law created "exploitative and discriminatory" job programs and should be phased out, marking a new milestone in the debate over "sheltered workshops," the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights says.

U.S. Attorney General William Barr, seen here in Phoenix on Sept. 10, called his colleagues at the Justice Department a "permanent bureaucracy" in a speech Wednesday.

Barr Blasts His Own Prosecutors: 'All Power Is Vested In The Attorney General'

In remarks Wednesday, the attorney general also said restrictions imposed during the coronavirus are "the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history" since slavery.

President Trump Contradicts Head Of CDC Regarding Vaccine, Masks

Trump says a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by the end of 2020. At the same time, the top communications official at Health and Human Services is going on leave after comments he made on Facebook.

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, pictured on Aug. 6, did not appear at a House threats hearing on Thursday despite a subpoena for his appearance.

Without DHS Witnesses In Hearing, Whistleblower Claims Likely Go Unaddressed

Members of Congress have no one to ask in Thursday's hearing about reports of mistreatment against ICE detainees and an alleged push to alter intelligence.

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