Maquita Peters

From left, U.S. silver medalist Regan Smith, Australian gold medalist Kaylee McKeown and U.S. bronze medalist Katharine Berkoff pose with their medals following the women's 100-meter backstroke swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Tuesday. Berkoff's bronze was not only the 3,000th medal for Team USA, but also the 600th Olympic medal earned by a USA swimming athlete.

The United States has become the first country to win 3,000 Olympic medals

Maquita Peters

This record tally includes both Summer and Winter Games and was helped Tuesday by Team USA's historic performances in Paris in swimming events, which yielded four medals.

Sha'carri Richardson of Team USA celebrates after finishing second in the Women's 100m Final on day eight of the Paris Olympics at Stade de France on Saturday.

How is Team USA faring in the Olympics? Here's a medal count so far

Juliana Kim

The United States became the first country to surpass the 3,000-Olympic medal barrier. This record tally includes both Summer and Winter Games.

Cardboard beds at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games have made headlines.

Cardboard beds have returned to the Olympics. What do they do?

Alana Wise

Cardboard beds are one of the Olympics' latest green innovations. But not all the athletes are fans.

Shohei Ohtani says he's sad, shocked over Mizuhara's gambling and theft allegations

Bill Chappell

The Los Angeles Dodgers fired Ippei Mizuhara last week. Three months earlier, the team called Mizuhara "Shohei's best buddy."

A dead satellite crashed back to Earth. No worries, it landed in the Pacific

James Doubek

The one-in-a-billion chance it could have hit somebody on the head didn't become a reality, as the European satellite reentered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Hawaii.

Local / State

Being Black In America: 'We Have A Place In This World Too'

Maquita Peters

As protests continue around the country in response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent weeks, black people say they are frustrated, fearful and fatigued.

Richard Beebe cherishes this quilt in memory of his wife, Eileen.

Arts / Culture

After The Loss Of A Loved One, Your Holiday Traditions Change But Hope Endures

Emma Bowman

Grief can be amplified this time of year, whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah. Honoring the memory of late family members helps many NPR listeners and readers process their heartache.

A TV crew films the damage to the USS Fitzgerald at its port in Yokosuka, Japan, on Sunday. "A number" of missing American sailors have been found dead in flooded areas of the destroyer, the U.S. Navy says.

U.S. Navy Identifies 7 Sailors Found Dead After Navy Destroyer's Collision

Maquita Peters

Since the USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off Japan on Saturday, seven sailors had been missing. Sunday, the Navy released the identities of the deceased sailors, ages 19 to 37.

Counterterrorism special forces assemble near the scene of a suspected terrorist attack near London Bridge on Sunday in London.

British Police Say 7 People Killed In London Bridge Terrorist Attacks

Emma Bowman

Police say that seven people were killed in terrorist attacks at London Bridge and Borough Market Saturday. Three attackers were shot by police. At least 48 other people have been hospitalized.

Frank Farry is a state representative in the 142nd Legislative District in Pennsylvania, as well as a volunteer firefighter. He created a crisis hotline to provide support for first responders.

First Responders Need Help, Too: Crisis Hotline Caters To Emergency Workers

Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Frank Farry about the crisis hotline he set up in Bucks County, Pa., for first responders. Farry says PTSD among public safety workers is an overlooked problem.