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From a cup who dreams of a window seat to a problem-solving owl, Oliver Jeffers' new picture book, Once Upon an Alphabet, gives each letter its own story.

Chicago Congressman Luis Gutierrez's life has been marked by arrests, no-holds-barred Chicago-style political fighting, and even the occasional Molotov cocktail thrown through his window. He speaks with host Michel Martin about his life and new memoir Still Dreaming: My Journey from the Barrio to Capitol Hill.

People live out of their cars for all sorts of reasons. Photographer Andrew Waits set out to document their stories. He asked dozens of people across five states why they had left their houses behind.

Various immigration activists have come together into what they're calling The Florida Caravan for Immigration Reform. They visited Senator Marco Rubio's…

Salt Houses traces several generations of a displaced Palestinian family. Author Hala Alyan says she experienced firsthand the "intergenerational trauma that went along with losing a homeland."

With the 2004 presidential election centering on "battleground states" such as Florida and Ohio, Nebraska gets little attention. The Cornhusker State, with five electoral votes, has voted Republican in every presidential race since 1968. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen.

The Rev. Al Sharpton gives the eulogy at Thursday's memorial for George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd, 46, died in police custody on May 25.

Growth was driven partly by strong industrial activity and exports, before President Trump's punishing tariffs. Experts say these levies will hurt China's growth this year.

The likely Democratic presidential pack is embracing ambitious economic policies, like Medicare for all and a $15 minimum wage. Those policies could drive the big debates during the 2020 primaries.

Mitt Romney's tax returns show he pays an effective rate of just under 15 percent. His father, George, paid two to three times that rate. What one family's changing tax burden reveals about the design of the American tax code.

El documento aclara una ley que entró en vigor a principios de este año y surge como respuesta a la confusión generada en las redes sociales.

Noel King talks to Charles Duelfer, former deputy head of the U.N. inspections team in Iraq, about what the U.S. should be looking for in Syria, in light of the apparent chemical attack.

The government and the private sector are rushing to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations across the country — a necessity if electric cars are to catch on widely.

The Syrian city of Hama has been a center of anti-government protests. It was recently the site of what activists are calling the Ramadan massacre, in which 100 protesters were reportedly killed. NPR's Kelly McEvers was part of a government-sponsored tour.

An Israeli investigation found "professional failures" occurred in last month's killing of 15 Palestinian medics by Israeli forces in southern Gaza.

A father and son acting together killed at least 15 people in a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, according to officials.

Downey Sr., who wrote and directed the 1969 film Putney Swope, died Wednesday in his home from complications due to Parkinson's disease.

Forget the stereotypes of machismo and mambo. Havana's all-female string orchestra, the Camerata Romeu, offers a completely different Cuban musical experience.

The Library of Congress adds 25 new recordings to a national registry every year to be preserved for posterity. The 2022 list includes an album by Alicia Keys and historical broadcasts from WNYC.

The 2022 Beijing Olympics are White's last competition as a professional snowboarder. He is the first, and only, snowboarder to win three Olympic gold medals.

This week, our favorite entries bring you raucous guitars, resilience, contemplation and lots of houseplants. There's still time to enter; send us your video by April 27.

A man, his wife and their two teenage children were shot before the million-dollar home they were renting burned down in what investigators called arson,…

Before Rosie Perez was an actress or Soul Train dancer, she survived an abusive childhood. Perez talks about that in her new memoir, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life.

Bettina Grzeskowiak founded Embrace of Celebration, a nonprofit that reaches thousands of families living through Central Florida's housing crisis.