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The New York Yankees may be the most polarizing team in the U.S. In a new collection, Damn Yankees: Twenty-Four Major League Writers on the World's Most Loved (and Hated) Team, writers share the stories behind their passions. In many cases, rooting for or against the team has little to do with sports.

The Masters Golf Tournament is under way in Augusta, Ga. Steve Inskeep talks with commentator John Feinstein about what to expect from defending champion Tiger Woods, and changes to this year's course.

The city of Sarasota requires a permit to take down what are called grand trees, including live oaks, in most cases.

The couple stopped by Windsor Castle on their first joint visit to the U.K. since they stepped down as senior working royals and moved to the United States more than two years ago.

Hidden Kitchens travels to the Louisiana State Penitentiary and the world of unexpected, below-the-radar, down-home convict cooking at the Angola Prison Rodeo. The event, which draws thousands of spectators, features traditional dishes prepared and sold by inmates at the prison farm.

This past week, about 50 women in Saudi Arabia got behind the wheel to challenge a government ban. It was the first time that many women took to the streets in protest since 1990. NPR interviews a few women and one man who risked being arrested for protesting in favor of women's rights.

There are historic echoes both in the American withdrawal from Afghanistan and the new census data.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with ESPN's Luis Miguel Echegaray about last night’s face off between Argentina and Colombia in the Copa America final.

Former prosecutors and judges say Toforest Johnson's murder conviction was based on shaky evidence. The case is getting a new look as district attorneys review the integrity of past prosecutions.

Sometimes online, there's a character everyone's talking about: someone or something the internet has decided they're obsessed with. This week it has to be Taylor Swift and her fanbase – the Swifties.

In Blackouts, Justin Torres plays with fact and fiction, and calls into question whose story gets told.

The plan will allow customers to voluntarily pay more on their electric bills to help finance the solar projects.

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour recently asked Congress to give states a lump sum of money, known as a "block grant," to let them run Medicaid, the health care program for the poor and disabled. But Democrats argue that millions could lose health insurance as a result.

Several speakers at Jackson's funeral invoked his hallmark catchphrases: "Keep hope alive" and "I am somebody."

Deaths this year at the hajj offer a glimpse into the toll heat and humidity are taking on one of Islam's key pillars, raising questions around whether climate change is harming the pilgrimage.

In his new book, Food Matters, Mark Bittman writes about the environmental impact of industrial farming — and how individuals can make a difference by cutting down on the amount of animal products they consume.

The mom whose remains were discovered in 1983 in what's now Lake Forest, Calif., was positively identified Friday by authorities as Maritza Glean Grimmett, says the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

Up to 3,000 additional troops have been ordered to the U.S.-Mexico border by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the latest in President Trump's efforts to prevent illegal crossings.

Kraken fan and future medical student Nadia Popovici alerted Canucks staffer Brian Hamilton to a suspicious mole, which turned out to be cancerous. The teams surprised her with a $10,000 scholarship.

a few political digs at Bob Dole at a White House welcoming ceremony for the Italian President even though he had promised not to used official engagements for political purposes.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Yulia Navalnya about her husband's posthumous memoir Patriot. It is the story of his youth, activism, family and commitment to the cause of Russian democracy.

The new album from Belgian singer Tamino, Every Dawn's A Mountain, is a mysterious reflection on loss and change after he settled in New York City.

On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, after Karen Muller's father passed away, she was left with the task of preparing the house for sale. Then, someone prepped for her.

While at college, Stephen Parker turned to his housemate while in the throes of a panic attack. The care he received stuck with him for years.

Shailaja Paik faced prejudice because of her family's Dalit caste and her gender. As a historian she's written ground-breaking books on India's Dalits and is now a MacArthur 'genius grant' awardee.