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Billie Jean King was a champ — she had 20 Wimbledon titles — and a leader who urged fair treatment and pay for female players. She told Fresh Air about the problems before there was a women's league.

GPS "spoofing" sends false location signals to satellites to deter rockets and missiles. It also increases risks for planes, ships and technology that rely on the system.

The Minneapolis Police Department is replenishing its ranks after losing several dozen veteran officers to retirement this year. The department is not as racially diverse as the city as a whole.

China already is an economic force. It's a powerhouse in trade and manufacturing, but it yearns to be more. Its desire to be a major financial player carries some risk for the world's economy.

Tennis fans anticipate Williams will win the U.S. Open and tie Steffi Graf's record for winning all major tennis titles in a single year. Steve Inskeep talks to sports commentator Tandaleya Wilder.

After a bust of Snowden was installed in a Brooklyn park and then removed by authorities, some artists projected a photo of his face there last night, using ashes and light.

Europe is dealing with its largest wave of displaced people since World War II — a quarter million migrants just this year. NPR's Rachel Martin gets the numbers from correspondent Ari Shapiro.

Every Cubs fan on Earth has been waiting ... and waiting ... to see their team win the World Series. The longer they lived, the more patience they needed. But on Wednesday night, all was rewarded.

The National Flood Insurance Program has a problem.More than 5 million people, mainly in coastal states, have policies through it, but the federal program…

This weekend, we're rewinding the NPR Books Time Machine to look at Kristan Higgins' beloved Blue Heron romance series, which wrapped up last month with book five, Anything For You.