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"Nobody really compares" to Alan Williams number-wise, a statistician says. But the starting center for University of California, Santa Barbara, isn't widely expected to be named Player of the Year.

For more than 50 days, Ukraine's second largest city has been relentlessly shelled. Above ground, parts of the city are unlivable. But below ground, life is trying to find a way.

The inspiring Angélique Kidjo graces the Tiny Desk for our 1,000th concert.

In 2013, Alie was having one of the hardest years of her life. Then she got a Facebook message from a generous stranger.

The writer is best known for his semi-autobiographical novels about an Englishman from a posh but monstrous family. St. Aubyn's new book marks a departure.

Imagine entering USF’s Tampa campus, walking around the 15-hundred acres, touring the various buildings, like the Marshall Student Center or the Library -…

This Sunday will mark 15 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks.Surrounded by law enforcement, paramedics and firefighters at the Tampa…

It can be a lifeline for patients who can't afford the time or costs of driving or flying commercially. It's an example of the unconventional tactics of abortion rights groups in a post-Roe America.

The 12-story project will feature 150 units and about 3,000 square feet of retail space.

On the coast of the eastern U.S., a combination of climate change and development is threatening the fertile fishing grounds and salt marshes that have sustained and protected the region.

The sugar-coated experimental pop band works to redefine and undermine the concept of "kawaii" — the pervasiveness of delicate cuteness in Japanese culture.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Frank "Gus" Biggio about his memoir, The Wolves of Helmand: A View from Inside the Den of Modern War.

Correspondent Joe Palca is retiring after 30 years covering science for NPR. We have an homage to his work - sometimes silly, sometimes serious, always scientific.

Periods of heavy rain are coming to the Sunshine State. We need the rain, but these amounts could also produce flash floods throughout the rest of the week.

Musician Jeremiah Lockwood hopes to introduce the world to a new music scene bubbling in Brooklyn.

Baez retired from performing live in 2019 but she wasn't done producing art.

Gloria Steinem used her voice to fight for women's rights throughout her long life. We take time to revisit some of her conversations with NPR, and share some unreleased writings.

Raised in a convent for abandoned kids, The Flight Attendant co-star used to dream of stability and a loving home. Now that she has it, Perez says, "It's priceless."

Barbara Pariente, the first Jewish woman on the Florida Supreme Court: In America, "freedom for the speech we hate"

"Liz" was found crawling out of a pit latrine, crying for help. When police doled out punishment — cutting grass at the police station — women's groups rallied. Monday they were sentenced to prison.

This will be Australia's third time hosting the Olympic Games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000.

It's down to the Astros, the Brewers, the Dodgers and the Red Sox for the World Series. In soccer, the U.S. women play Trinidad and Tobago in CONCACAF, and a win means an automatic berth.

This Thanksgiving is especially meaningful for families in Texas who survived the Fourth of July floods and particularly painful for those who lost loved ones.

Overhauling immigration is complicated and controversial. There's been a proposed increase in H-1B visas. Those are the visas that allow companies to bring in skilled foreign workers for jobs that can't be filled by Americans.

Teacher retention and recruitment is difficult and some schools make use of J-1 Visas to recruit teachers from outside the U.S. In one rural school district in Alaska, foreign teachers make up over half the staff.