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Gun violence is plaguing Caribbean sites like Haiti and the U.S. Virgin Islands, thanks largely to "brazen, out of control" gun trafficking from U.S. states like Florida

Even the savviest Medicare drug plan shoppers can get a shock when they fill prescriptions: That great deal on medications in fall is no bargain after prices go up as much as 8% by winter.

Talib Kweli discusses the return of Black Star after 24 years, including a return to some of the duo's foundational themes — black excellence, unity, Pan-Africanism and the raising of consciousness.

The draft — showing the conservative majority ready to overturn Roe v. Wade — will have wide-ranging ramifications, from pressure to end the filibuster to more distrust of the confirmation process.

Firefighting crews were battling to keep the fire in northern New Mexico, the largest fire burning in the U.S., from making another run across the state's drought-parched landscape.

Parton didn't just co-write the novel, she also recorded a whole album to go with it. Run, Rose, Run is about an aspiring country singer trying to shake a dark past and make it big in music.

The state polls in Uttar Pradesh – India's most populous with over 230 million people – are a test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party ahead of general elections in 2024.

WFSU has found more than two-thirds of Florida’s public universities have sitting trustees whose terms are expired. And there are no new appointments in sight — which is starting to create tensions between the people charged with overseeing the universities and those running them day-to-day.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to ESPN's Jeremy Schaap about the moral and financial dilemmas surrounding professional athletes and vaccines.

Athenaeums are social libraries, cornerstones of a community where you don't just borrow books — you can visit cherished antiquities, hold talks, attend parties and even bring your dog. In Providence, R.I., the "Ath" is a 19th-century library with the soul of a 21st-century rave party.

The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," visual artist John Gascot spoke on the county defunding Creative Pinellas, the significance of grants to artists and more.

On "The Florida Roundup," FSU urban policy expert Sam Staley said the state's housing market has become "increasingly unaffordable," citing supply as the issue.

More than 5,000 pregnant women appear to have fallen sick with the virus. But there are no good tests for the birth defect possibly linked to this disease.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Andrew Croft tells NPR's Steve Inskeep about the battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul, which the Iraqi government says is over after ISIS was expelled.

Scotty Bowers, now 95, facilitated the sexual proclivities of major film actors during Hollywood's golden age — and kept their most intimate secrets. A new documentary reveals his secrets.

Following the false alarm in Hawaii, Steve Inskeep talks to former Secretary of Defense William Perry, who says the risk of accidental nuclear war is not hypothetical. It's happened before.

Steve Inskeep talks to former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, who discusses the EU parliamentary elections that concluded Sunday. Bildt is now co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Sen. Bernie Sanders has ended his Democratic presidential campaign. The decision makes former Vice President Joe Biden the party's presumptive nominee for the fall election.

The U.S. has not conducted a nuclear test in over 30 years. Experts say doing one now could make America less safe.

Iran's government is cracking down hard on massive street protests. The number of demonstrators killed is believed to be soaring. Meanwhile, President Trump keeps suggesting the U.S. may get involved.

President Trump announced fresh tariffs on European countries to pressure them on his desire to acquire Greenland. He travels to the World Economic Forum in Davos this week where tensions may be high.

It might seem inelegant to yeet an iron skillet across an ice rink. But this spinoff sport has its own techniques and lingo: You can throw a turtle at the bacon, for instance.

Is it naive to believe that improved Internet access can help open up truly autocratic regimes like North Korea? Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, authors of The New Digital Age, say the power of information is underrated.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with activists Matt Deitsch and Charlie Mirsky about their efforts to end gun violence in the wake of last year's shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School.