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Armistead Maupin's famous series Tales of the City winds down with one last story about Anna Madrigal, the transgender landlady of 28 Barbary Lane. Maupin tells NPR the series originally grew out of his attempts to write a nonfiction piece about the heterosexual pickup scene at his local Safeway.

In his novel Dream Boy, Jim Grimsley explores the beauty and violence of growing up gay in the rural South. Author Justin Torres offers this devastatingly beautiful novel to anyone who has ever been the target of a bully.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Neta Crawford, co-director of the Cost of War Project, about civilian casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan at the hands of U.S. military strikes.

VA employees have to report to work in person on Monday. That worries mental health care providers at the agency who say limited space will affect their ability to provide confidentiality to patients.

Florida insurers selling health insurance under the Affordable Care Act requested the lowest premium hikes since the law's inception, despite numerous...

An investigation is ongoing and killing the bears is protocol, the FWC said. If confirmed, it would be the first recorded human fatality caused by a bear in Florida.

Officials urged Floridians to "not focus on the exact track" of the storm, which is hundreds of miles across. The unusual, late-season storm could reach Category 1 hurricane strength later this week.

"Poetry holds the knowledge that we are alive and that we know we're going to die," Howe says.

Bad Bunny's new album has had unprecedented U.S. chart success for an all Spanish-language record. NPR Music contributor Stefanie Fernández explains what makes the artist and the album so special.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Ben Rothenberg, co-host of the podcast No Challenges Remaining, about the Australian Open finals.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Alfonso Aguilar, the director of Hispanic Engagement at the American Principles Project, about the role of conservative Latinos in this year's primaries.

Historian Craig Fehrman says yes; his book Author in Chief reveals little-known and unknown stories of presidents and their writing. Fehrman's pick for a good read: Calvin Coolidge's memoir.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a measure criminalizing reporting that contradicts the government's version of events.

A Texas rapper sets his rhymes to country beats. Host Jennifer Ludden talks with singer Cowboy Troy about the hybrid music style he calls "hick-hop." Troy's new album is called Loco Motive.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Ahmed Alhussaina of the demolished Israa University in Gaza City. Israel has destroyed more than 390 educational institutions in Gaza since the war against Hamas began.

Doctors and advocates who help people access safe abortions say a 6-week ban may as well be a total ban. They say it will hurt women, trans and nonbinary people in Florida and around the Southeast.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with David Robinson II, whose son Daniel Robinson has been missing for nearly two years, and Natalie Wilson, co-founder of the Black and Missing Foundation.

The latest Consumer Price Index showed prices were up 5.4% compared to a year ago. But how exactly does the government track this number?

Thursday's hearing was the first time members of the Sackler family faced a public accounting for their alleged role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.

The European Court of Human Rights says Russia's government is responsible for the 2006 killing in London of Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB agent turned exiled dissident.

South Africa has been a de facto one-party state since the end of apartheid in 1994. But the ruling African National Congress is losing support among South Africa's youth.

A vulnerable Kansas Democrat, Rep. Sharice Davids, is hitting her Republican challenger over abortion rights after Kansans soundly rejected an anti-abortion ballot issue.

This car choir solution is one that accomplished baritone David Newman came up with so that ensembles could sing "together." The method uses microphones, a mixer, an FM transmitter and car radios.

The session would address rising property insurance rates — which Sen. Jeff Brandes claims are “out of control.” Gov. DeSantis voiced his support.

Highway safety officials are considering whether to recommend banning all cell phone use by drivers. Such a ban would include hand-held and hands-free devices. Eight states and the District of Columbia now ban hand-held cell phone use; 30 states ban texting while driving.