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The average age of farmers in the U.S. is nearly 60, but there's also an increasing number of young people becoming farmers or showing interest in agriculture.

Hurricane Hone passed just south of Hawaii on Sunday, dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires on the drier sides of the islands.

Writers, editors and artists took home Pulitzer Prizes across 21 categories on Monday. Among the winners was author Colson Whitehead for his novel, The Underground Railroad.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Gabriel Sanchez, senior fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings Institution, about the health care issues that voters are concerned with.

Online payment startup Square and online dating giant Match have gone public. Their lackluster prices are the latest sign of Wall Street growing weary of tech hype and multibillion-dollar "unicorns."

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with Paul Tenorio, soccer writer with The Athletic, about the Copa America soccer tournament, in which the best teams from North and South America will compete in U.S. cities.

Russia's southern region of Dagestan is in mourning after a rampage by Islamic militants Sunday that killed 19 people, and attacked houses of worship in apparently coordinated assaults in two cities.

Light beer doesn't have to mean less flavor. A growing trend is offering another option. Session beers emphasize craft-beer taste with alcohol as low as or lower than big-brand light beers.

A small group of Syrian refugees has arrived in Tennessee. A top Republican lawmaker there has called for the state's National Guard to remove them and prevent new refugees from entering the state.

A new report by Amnesty International alleges the Syrian government conducted systematic attacks against its civilian population. Steve Inskeep talks to the report's author Nicolette Waldman.