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Ballots are due Wednesday and the votes are set to be counted Thursday afternoon.

Christopher Swain is nearing the end of a long, wet journey. He's about to finish swimming the entire 1,243-mile length of the Columbia River. NPR's Tom Goldman reports on why the trip was so important to the Portland, Ore., man. See photos of Swain and his online diary.

The alleged Buffalo gunman appears to have kept a detailed digital log of his activities while planning the attack. Researchers are learning more about his progression into violence and red flags.

A conservation group says pollution and climate change are among the pressures on rivers. A stretch of the Colorado River that flows through Grand Canyon National Park is the most endangered river.

Propelled by the cryptic songwriting of frontman Will Sheff, Okkervil River makes dark, literate rock that's as explosive as it is intimate. Now on tour with one of the year's best albums, The Stage Names, Okkervil River visits Washington, D.C. for a full concert, originally webcast live on NPR.org.

A woman in Germany picked up what she thought was a chunk of amber. She put it in her pocket, but it caught fire — it was white phosphorous from World War II. Firefighters quickly put out the fire.

Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff says goodbye to his beloved band's past in a stirring new video.

NPR and WBGO present the annual Toast of the Nation New Year's jazz program. Nicholas Payton, Jeremy Davenport, Victor Goines, Ellis Marsalis, Peter Martin, Don Vappie, Reginald Veal and Herlin Riley conjure Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and Sidney Bechet in a musical mix. Hosted by Branford Marsalis.

The world is waiting for updates about Hamlin, who is in critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest during Monday night's game against the Cincinnati Bengals. This is his second NFL season.