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It's a day of protests against Venezuela's president, whose government has overseen an almost total collapse of the country's economy. Renee Montagne talks to Hannah Dreier of The Associated Press.

The 17-year-old student allegedly took down the president's website — replacing the home page with a demand that the president postpone advanced-level school examinations, or else resign.

08-31-16 5:45 PM newscast

This time of year, the endangered bighorn sheep of Southern California gather at desert watering holes. Conservationists use these huddles to see how efforts to restore the population are going.

Venezuela's opposition holds an anti-government rally Thursday in an effort to force President Nicolas Maduro to hold a referendum on his rule. They hope to bring hundreds of thousands of people into the streets. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Alexandra Ulmer, Venezuela correspondent for Reuters.

Peaceful and relatively prosperous, Costa Rica hasn't traditionally been a crossroads for migrants. But they have been descending on the country in growing numbers, straining resources.

Steve Inskeep talks to former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about the controversy surrounding San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has decided not to stand during the national anthem.

A man in Springfield, Mass., became the third person in the town to win a $1 million in the lottery. The University of New Hampshire also hit the jackpot when an employee left the school $4 million.

Bruce Springsteen this week set a record for his longest concert ever: 4 hours and 1 minute. Ahead of his concert in Foxboro, Mass., lawmakers voted to extend the curfew from 11:15 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

After the device launched in early August, dozens of users reported that their waterproof smartphones caught fire or exploded. Samsung traced the problem to its battery and promises replacements.