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Daniel Foote, a former American diplomat who was appointed as the special envoy to Haiti after the president was assassinated, speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the current crisis in Haiti.

Trump is appealing decisions to keep him off the ballots in Colorado and Maine — while several other states consider challenges to the former president appearing on their state's primary ballots.

Poet and playwright Tess Taylor breaks down her diverse summer reading list, which includes a biography of Edgar Allen Poe, a poetry collection — and even a book about the act of reading.

A look at the second season of Starstruck, the romantic comedy series streaming on HBO Max.

The godfather of cartoon counterculture takes on the Bible in his new comic, The Book of Genesis Illustrated. Reviewer Susan Jane Gilman says R. Crumb's latest effort is serious — and brilliant.

In her new book, The Trip To Echo Spring, Olivia Laing investigates the role of drinking in the lives of six great American writers: Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Cheever, John Berryman, Tennessee Williams and Raymond Carver.

A basketball league for women over 50 called Granny Basketball has gained momentum in recent years. One team in Iowa is getting ready to defend their national championship.

In Eligible, Curtis Sittenfeld's retelling of the classic, Mr. Bingley is a reality TV star and Jane Bennet is a yoga teacher.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Noelia González the author of the children's book Glow, A Family Guide to the Night Sky and the host of NASA's Spanish language podcast Universo curioso de la NASA.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an investigation into retired general Mark Milley — who often clashed with President Trump — and determine whether he should be reduced in rank.

Julia Abu-Zaiter, 3, lives in Gaza with a rare life-threatening genetic disease. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to her father, Amjad Abu-Zaiter, and Izzie Duval, an American trying to help them evacuate.

Last week, NPR asked you to submit your questions on back pain. This week, Dr. James Weinstein answers your questions, tackling subjects from back pain and backpacks to whether it's safe to jog with a "bad back."

Cases on abortion, gerrymandering, and guns are back on the docket.

The majority of Gazans alive today were too young to vote in the election that brought Hamas to power.

Mike Johnson's honeymoon period ends. The Supreme Court gets ethical.

Between 1980 and 2009, the twin birth rate rose by 76 percent, according to a CDC study from 2012.

Baseball comes home from Seoul.

Biden leans into his age. A Boeing whistleblower is found dead.

Kenya backs out of its Haiti plan. Orban says Trump will abandon Ukraine.

Scientists, composers, and method acting, oh my.

Biden beats Trump for fundraising in January. His administration may make applying for asylum more difficult.

How have cyber attacks evolved in 2023? And has the war in Ukraine proven the first true "hybrid" conflict?

President, schmesident. What happened at the state and local levels yesterday?

Bob Boilen's favorite music of 2021 includes a 100-song playlist and his top 10 albums. It's music filled with great stories and sonic adventures.

Venezuelan opponents and U.S. officials were predicting his demise years ago. But Nicolás Maduro and his Socialist Party remain firmly in power.