Donald Trump and Joe Biden meet for the first time on a debate stage tonight in Cleveland.

Author Fred Kaplan reveals how U.S. presidents, their advisers and generals have thought about, planned for — and sometimes narrowly avoided — nuclear war. Originally broadcast Jan. 27, 2020.

Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor examines her eye with a Fundoscope aboard the International Space Station with remote support from doctors on the ground.

Young people are known for taking to the streets in protest, but less so at the ballot box. An advocate, 19, from Los Angeles says lowering the age limit could foster a generation of loyal voters.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi outlined the once far-fetched scenario in a letter to Democrats this weekend and is calling for more financial support for battleground candidates.

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The Montanas were in their Malibu, Calif., home when a woman walked in and snatched the 9-month-old child from a playpen, officials say. Jennifer Montana had to pry the child from the intruder's arms.

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After a rocky start to the Major League Baseball season, it's on to the playoffs. MLB has gone almost a month without a player testing positive for the coronavirus. The NFL hopes to replicate that.

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Brad Parscale's wife called police out of concern for her husband's safety. In July, Parscale was demoted from his role as the campaign manager of President Trump's reelection effort.

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Pictured is the Soyuz MS-16 crew ship, currently docked to the International Space Station's Poisk module.

Missing live music? These corded, lightweight planar magnetic cans give you the next best thing.

It's easy to spend hours dashing and slashing your way through this roguelite dungeon crawler.

Justin Clark will play a lead role in the Trump campaign's legal strategy, fighting over voting rules — and perhaps the outcome — for the November election.

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The Trump administration hasn't created a comprehensive plan for battling the pandemic. Some researchers propose borrowing one from the past.

In the 1940s, journalists fled traditional news outlets to write directly for subscribers. What happened next may be a warning.

Many experts are convinced that fast and easy screening can stop the virus. But that theory fails to account for the messiness of real life.

Government officials have increasingly sounded alarms on the risks of foreign interference and disinformation campaigns leading up to—and after—November 3.

On this week’s podcast, Sarah Friar talks to us about how the hyperlocal social network is getting people to slow down and think about what they’re posting.

A Florida middle school has staged mock outbreaks for years to teach science and civics. Last December’s lesson was an uncanny harbinger of Covid-19.

Plus, of all U.S. homes that include someone with a disability, 63% report serious financial hardship during the pandemic, and 37% have used up all or most of their savings.

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The two presidential candidates will face off for the first time in a debate moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace.

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