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Donika Kelly wrote part of her new poetry collection, "The Natural Order of Things," during her first year of teaching, at a time when U.S. drone strikes in military conflicts were killing civilians.

When school went online, a pair of ten year old girls in Massachusetts decided to start their own school- teaching smaller kids to do everything from finger knitting to math, online.

The Federal Reserve is expected to hike its benchmark interest rate by an additional three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday, as it continues to fight high inflation.

NPR's Pien Huang, Avery Keatley and Bob Mondello explore what works about road trip movies centered on women.

Sen. John McCain's newest book, Hard Call, is about the difficult decisions that have been made throughout history by figures including Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill and Harry Truman. McCain has made some hard calls of his own, including his firm support for the Iraq war.

Marja Mills spent more than a year living next door to reclusive author Harper Lee and her sister. She documents that time in The Mockingbird Next Door. But Lee says she never authorized the book.

Fortune's Bethany McLean wrote about Enron in the book The Smartest Guys in the Room. She tells Steve Inskeep that Ken Lay's perpetual optimism was a liability when it came to the realities of Enron's troubled business.

David Greene talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about the history of U.S.-North Korea relations.

In a public letter, hundreds of scientists expressed their dissent to the Trump administration's policies affecting the National Institutes of Health and called on its director to support the agency.

Vaccines for a fall immunization drive against COVID-19 just got the green light from the Food and Drug Administration. The agency says the vaccines can protect people, as hospitalizations tick up.

Pinellas and Hillsborough counties have adjusted the COVID-19 registration process for residents 65 and older due to website issues.

The El Gamal family has been held in ICE detention for more than 320 days. They are not alone: the number of immigrants who've been in ICE detention for over a year has skyrocketed.

What initially started out as a pure rehoming program has now accidentally become a rat control initiative as the presence of the outdoor felines scares away local rodents.

A plea deal struck between the DOJ and Hunter Biden is on hold after a judge said she wants more information about whether the deal extends to any prosecution related to his business dealings.

The State Board of Education removed the first word from interim Education Commissioner Pam Stewart’s title last week.But Board member Kathleen Shanahan…

Mater Academy has a Schools of Hope designation from the state, meaning it can apply to share space in public schools with low enrollment.

NPR's Star Wars nerds talk about whether the franchise still has the juice, as 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' hits the cinemas.

The Senate voted Friday to approve a spending deal meant to keep the government running, but the measure still needs to be approved by the House, and the shutdown deadline has passed.

NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with Rohit Chopra, the director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, about a Supreme Court decision that validated how the bureau is funded.

The family of the beloved children's poet has released Every Thing On It, a collection of playful, previously unpublished poems and drawings. "I cannot see your face," Silverstein wrote in a poem to his young readers, but in "some far-off place" he assures them, "I hear you laughing — and I smile."

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., recently announced his intent to run for president, saying the 2020 election should focus on changing the economic outlook for millennials.

Democrat David Jolly was an exception when asked by Florida Phoenix. He said it was because a majority of voters supported an amendment to legalize cannabis in 2024.

Heading into a critical election year, Florida legislators may have to tighten spending because of a combination of a slowing economy and reverberations…

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with J.C. Hallman, author of "Say Anarcha," a book about enslaved women forced to undergo experimental gynecological surgeries in 19th century Alabama.

There would be enormous consequences were the court to throw out the ACA, which has survived twice in the high court. But the court's makeup is very different now than on those past occasions.