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A Catholic priest and the Indian Red Cross have created what some say is a model for AIDS care in the developing world: a combination hospital and community center.

Based on Brian Selznick's 2007 children's book, Martin Scorsese's latest film, Hugo, pays tribute to early 20th-century French filmmaker — and cinematic trailblazer — Georges Melies.

A study shows that of the one in eight children in several African countries who have asthma, the vast majority are undiagnosed and therefore untreated.

France shattered its all-time heat record again on Wednesday as a deadly heat wave continued to grip much of Western Europe, bringing even more extreme temperatures.

Daniel talks with journalist Gersh Kuntzman who has investigated the origins of what is now an international gesture....the HIGH 5.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the Senate debate today on the stopgap spending bill to keep the federal government operating through March 15th

Today is the Ides of March. To mark it, we read from Shakespeare's tragedy, "Julius Ceasar," in which Brutus eulogizes the man he helped murder.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports on one of the nation's biggest and most successful stores that sells vintage clothing.

From Jerusalem, NPR's Jennifer Ludden offers a reporter's notebook on the crumbling relationships between Israelis and Palestinian neighbors.

Movie Critic Bob Mondello reviews a new feature film starring Joan Allen, as a vice-presidential nominee named in a sex scandal.

With the growing popularity of tequila and mezcal in the U.S., a new generation of growers and distillers in the Southwest is trying to create a uniquely American agave liquor.

On the evening Oct. 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid he hoped would ignite a nationwide uprising against slavery. Tony Horwitz tells the story of how Brown's defeat helped spark the Civil War, in Midnight Rising.

The convergence of three Christian, Muslim and Jewish holidays this spring led to fears of violence. But the city central to these major religions has remained largely peaceful.

Jen Muzia of the Ballard Food Bank in Seattle talks about how the coronavirus outbreak has impacted her organization.

In Montana, the Howe Ridge Fire has burned nearly all the cabins at Kelly's Camp which is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.

The rapper, an early collaborator with the producer Timbaland, emerged from a Virginia Beach rap crew that produced several future superstars. Like hip-hop itself, he was 50 years old.

A doctor would later tell Thea Rhiannon she would have probably bled to death if not for the actions of a stranger.

Administration officials say President Obama has decided the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. The law defines marriage, for federal purposes, as only between a man and a woman. The Justice Department will no longer defend the law in court.

DeSantis says additional funding will hopefully get Floridians back on their feet after Hurricane Idalia destroyed parts of the Big Bend.

The legendary crooner, who died July 21, told Terry Gross in 1991 he never got tired of singing "I Left My Heart in San Francisco": "I'm very grateful for that song."

This election Florida voters will decide whether marijuana should be available to millions more, allowing anyone age 21 or older to get and use marijuana without a prescription.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave an anti-tax, pro-environment State of the State address Tuesday, asking lawmakers to be bold as they tackle…

Mark Gronowski threw two touchdowns and rushed for another to lead Iowa to a 34-27 win over No. 13 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium.

A junior at Tampa Prep is raising money to help build a soccer field back in his birthplace of Arusha, Tanzania.Jordan Peloubet said the field would…

Nikolas Cruz was back in a Broward County courtroom Wednesday in front of Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Scherer. With his head down, Cruz sat silent...