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The Taj Mahal reopened at sunrise Monday for the first time since March 17. It is limited to 5,000 visitors a day, and all must wear masks. Before the pandemic, up to 70,000 people visited every day.

John Minor Wisdom was one of the country's most influential jurists of civil right litigation during the 50s and 60s. He died last week at the age of 94. Nina Totenberg, NPR's Legal Affairs correspondent, remembers him in this appreciation.

We remember Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We also talk about the latest on the upcoming Senate fight to confirm a new justice, just weeks before an election.

Video of the area shows large groups of pilot whales stuck on sandbars, trying fruitlessly to free themselves. An estimated 25 whales have already died.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday at the age of 87. Her death leaves a Supreme Court seat vacant just weeks before the election, raising speculation about whether a new justice will be appointed before Nov. 3. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that the Senate will vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee, causing national attention to turn to contested Senate races, like the one right here in Colorado.

A federal program called Pandemic EBT has been a lifeline for many low-income families recently. But unless Congress acts, it’ll expire at the end of the month.

Tropical Storm Beta is heading for a part of Louisiana where thousands of people's electricity service hasn't recovered from being knocked out by Hurricane Laura.

Trevor Milton's startup Nikola is working on hydrogen-powered big rigs. Milton has been accused of making misleading claims about the company's technology, which he has denied.

An NPR investigation looked into the autopsies of inmates executed by lethal injection and found evidence that such deaths are far less peaceful than states have claimed for decades.

The Toronto International Film Festival has ended. This year, it offered socially distanced in-person screenings as well as virtual ones.