When a loved one goes missing, relatives can feel guilty simply for eating, says Charlie Shunick, whose sister was kidnapped.

Sen. Katie Britt, Republican of Alabama, is a budding bipartisan dealmaker. Her latest assignment: helping negotiate changes ...

Many U.S.-born Latinos feel afraid and anxious amid the political rhetoric. Still, others wouldn't miss celebrating their ...

As climate change accelerates, local experts say the date Wisconsin's Lake Mendota freezes over is getting later, making safe conditions for activities that rely on snow and ice harder to predict.

New books by a psychoanalyst and a priest have something in common: They draw on the experience of holding other people’s ...

Over half a billion people live by lakes that freeze over in the winter. But as the climate warms, those lakes are losing ...

Noé Montes is a photographer based in Los Angeles. His work is currently on display at the Riverside Art Museum in a ...

MLK Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin are household names, but what about their mothers? This hour, author Anna Malaika Tubbs ...

The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, members of Congress said Thursday, and ...

Bruno Mars. Mitski. Grief and celebration from Gorillaz. Robin Hilton welcomes Raina Douris from WXPN in Philadelphia to chat ...

With a little help from his Sinners co-star Miles Caton, the near-nonagenarian legend gives the Tiny Desk a history lesson in the blues.

This week, the state of the union was stated (but not uniting) at length. If you know your State of the Union history (or read NPR's coverage …), you'll get at least one question right!