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The famed neurologist talks to Fresh Air about how grief, trauma, brain injury, medications and neurological disorders can trigger hallucinations — and about his personal experimentation with hallucinogenic drugs in the 1960s.

Jack Daniel's Old No. 7 Tennessee Whiskey is an American classic with a distinctive black-labeled bottle that kind of looks like the typeface on an old wanted poster. Patrick Wensink wrote a novel called Broken Piano for President with a cover that was clearly inspired, maybe a little too much, by Jack Daniel's.

The cases involved who qualifies for overtime pay, and Arizona's refusal to apply a Supreme Court precedent in death penalty jury instructions.

There’s been a major surge in gang violence in Ecuador, fueled by the transnational cocaine trade. Now, Ecuador's government is fighting back by sending in the military.

Hospitals in Illinois are seeing a surge of out-of-state patients who need abortion care at hospitals due to medical complications. But hospital-based abortions are more costly and harder to arrange.

Thousands of people across the country are calling for justice for George Floyd's death this week. We talk to some of the people organizing the movement in Washington, DC.

Hollywood producer Lee Daniels talks with Ed Gordon about two of his most challenging, and controversial projects, Monster's Ball and The Woodsman. His directorial debut, Shadowboxer, is out now.

Every day, four new dollar stores will open in the U.S. Dollar stores open in places where few other businesses will go: rural and urban areas. They're threatening businesses that survived Walmart.

School vouchers are going national and the federal student loan system is getting an overhaul. Here's what to know.

Do you have to finish your book club's book if you hate it? How do you pick books? What should you do if there's too much socializing?

After 250 episodes, the reality TV show "What Not To Wear" returns for its eighth season today on cable channel TLC. To preview some of the fashion transformations of the season and explore how fashion fits in with self-esteem, host Michel Martin speaks with the show's co-host Clinton Kelly.

House investigators have been building their case, presenting dozens of hours of testimony, showing how President Trump and his allies tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Self-proclaimed "sex kitten" Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress, has died. She was 81. Her career spanned six decades, from starring on film with Nat King Cole to playing Catwoman on TV's Batman. Kitt won two Emmys. She also was nominated for several Tonys and two Grammys.

Facing backlash, Walt Disney World’s governing district will pay a stipend to employees whose free passes and discounts to the theme park resort were eliminated under a policy made by a new district administrator and board members who are allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

It's the fourth World Series for the Houston Astros since 2017. They're tangling with the Philadelphia Phillies who made an unlikely playoff run to reach their first Series since 2009.

The U.S. has an ambitious plan to build tons of chargers in order to make charging an electric car closer to the speed and ease of pumping gas.

Victoria Coates, former deputy national security adviser during the first Trump administration, wonders if NATO allies aren't falling short of U.S. expectations as President Trump seemingly embraces Russia.

The Republican megabill cuts trillions in taxes, while scaling back spending on Medicaid and other federal programs. It now heads to the House, where some GOP lawmakers are signaling major objections.

Imagine being stranded without a ride to the doctor or arriving hours late to medical appointments that your life literally depends on. Those are...

Water and sewage problems at an Idaho mobile home park illustrate how manufactured housing communities owned by outsiders are often kept in a state of disrepair.

The Senate confirms the first Black woman as justice on the U.S. Supreme Court and also deals additional rebukes to Russia on trade.

Nearly five years after the coup, Myanmar is poorer, hungrier, and plagued by blackouts. Few believe the upcoming election will change anything.

The decision to leave Tampa Bay wasn’t easy after Evans and his family built strong relationships with the community over 12 seasons. Once past that, he says, picking a new spot was far easier.

NPR's Michel Martin discusses whether 2020 has been a bad year for injuries in the NFL, particularly for quarterbacks, with Judy Battista of NFL.com.

NPR's Rachel Treisman took a pause from watching figure skaters break records to see speed skaters break records. Plus, the surreal experience of watching backflip artist Ilia Malinin.