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After a record number of deaths in Philadelphia last year, one anti-violence poster offered residents a gritty look at what was going on in their community. But not everyone in city government was pleased with the pictures against crime. Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Monica Yant Kinney and designer Frank Baseman talk about the anti-violence posters.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, about his latest album, Small Changes, and his musical influences.

The Iranian government has announced 40 days of mourning. The country's supreme leader was killed following an attack launched by the U.S. and Israel on Saturday against Iran.

Nearly one-fourth of high-achieving students from low-income families apply to college completely on their own. One approach to make the experience better? Pair students with a virtual adviser.

Since his return to the state Senate five years ago, Jack Latvala hasn't shied away from controversy.At times, the old-school Republican politician has…

The tourists stream to Florida in their cars, intent on a week at Disney or a sugar-sand seashore or a nonstop party on South Beach. Road weary and…

Harris has often been caught between two groups: law enforcement and progressive activists. In recent years, she has been outspoken about systemic change to policing and criminal justice in America.

Trump has reversed Obama-era protections that prohibit discrimination in health care based on gender identity. Critics warn the rule could harm a vulnerable group — LGBTQ people — during a pandemic.

Alums of the unscripted CBS hit say the show routinely stereotypes Black contestants. They state its production is hampered by systemic racism that makes it tougher for Black participants to succeed.

The traveler tells the story of his two months held in Syria's notorious prisons, and how his family got a Lebanese official to help secure his release.

April 27, 2011 was one of the worst tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. More than 300 people died across the Deep South. Some have rebuilt but the recovery shows racial and economic disparities.

Americans are deeply divided on the idea of "vaccine passports," but it's not a red-blue divide. A range of voices across the spectrum are both for and against.

Days after withdrawing her nomination to become a key banking regulator, Omarova blames banks for distorting her research and creating an ugly environment.

What Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards knew, when he knew it and what he did are questions in a civil rights investigation into a deadly arrest and whether police brass obstructed justice.

One way to measure the fame of a celebrity might be the length of his obituary. Another might be how far in advance it is prepared. So says veteran newsman Walter Cronkite, who has covered the lives, and deaths, of many famous Americans. Cronkite talks about the art of marking someone's passing, including some of the stories he presented as anchor of the CBS Evening News.

Ed Gordon talks with Rep. Ted Strickland (D-OH) about his campaign to be the next governor of Ohio. Strickland, an ordained minister from southeastern Ohio's rural Appalachian region, faces a tough race against Republican candidate Kenneth Blackwell, a conservative African-American, who is currently serving as Ohio's secretary of state.

The Senate has passed the Republican tax plan, which goes back to the House Wednesday after a procedural snag. We look at what it means for average Americans. Also, an update on Puerto Rico.

Brandi Carlile will put out her fifth album, The Firewatcher's Daughter, in March. She talks with Ann Powers about family, her new album and the necessary recklessness of first-take rock and roll.

Three women explain how life’s surprises can catapult their efforts to carefully manage limited budgets and lead to financial distress.

Two Senators are closer then ever before on an immigration-related bill that would provide a much-needed workforce for agriculture. But can they get the Farm Bureau on board the final sticking point?

Where does the Russia-Ukraine grain deal stand? A fast-moving fire threatens Mariposa County, Calif. Indiana is likely to join other states that recently moved to restrict abortions.

A panel of public-radio DJs recommends music for the end of your 2016 — including songs from Third Root, Regina Spektor and Sylvan Esso.

Trans patients say social support and hormone treatments are improving their overall well-being. And contrary to what some state officials claim, doctors insist they are not performing surgeries on young kids.

NPR's Bob Mondello shares the movies that stood out to him in 2022. He says ten is an arbitrary number and generally ignores it, and this is no exception.

The award-winning film will be released in over 40 theaters in Florida — including Tampa — on Feb. 24. The film's photographer and producer will host a Q&A session Friday and Sunday night at the Tampa Theatre.