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In the day i was born, Eugene Richards shares stories from Black residents of Earle, Ark., documenting themes of racism, segregation, voter suppression, gun violence and homophobia.

Trial starts Monday in Georgia in a killing that sparked racial justice protests. Three white men are accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man shot while jogging down a residential street.

After luring asylum-seekers to the EU as a political stunt, Belarus has now sent people back to the dangerous place they were escaping, rights groups and migrants tell NPR.

Up-and-coming actress Gabrielle Union talks about her role in the film Daddy's Little Girls. Union plays Julia, a hard charging attorney who tries to help a mechanic regain custody of his three young daughters.

Women's groups have petitioned the Delhi High Court to close a legal loophole and criminalize marital rape. A decision is expected soon. Men who oppose the petitions have gone on a "marriage strike."

Possibly the world's coolest gathering of artists, patrons and hangers-on, Miami's annual Art Basel happens this week. Lindsay Pollock of Bloomberg News sets the scene.

Madeleine Brand talks with actor Philip Seymour Hoffman about his starring role in the new film Capote. The movie depicts writer Truman Capote as he researches his groundbreaking "non-fiction novel" In Cold Blood and develops a friendship with one of the killers he writes about.

The war over Ukraine's future is being fought on the ground, in the air — and through social media posts and viral videos that take advantage of America's deeply polarized politics.

The U.S. Supreme Court has supposedly decided to overrule Roe V. Wade, according to a leaked first draft opinion obtained by Politico. The document has not been verified by NPR.

Members of the newspaper's union say they have been warned the company could cut as many as 300 jobs, although no announcement has been made.

The answer could matter for your home value, stock portfolio, and the future of the economy.

Gary has seen economic investment from Donald Trump, and Kokomo benefited from President Obama's auto bailout. But those connections haven't necessarily led to political goodwill.

The book tells the stories of an Afghan women's rights advocate and the American junior diplomat who helps her escape Afghanistan.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the Late Show with David Letterman were among the first casualties of a strike by members of the Writers Guild of America, pitting writers against TV and movie producers. Media critic Eric Deggans and Larry Andries discuss the strike, its effects on writers of color, and what it means for upcoming television seasons.

Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.

Will he or won't he? In his downtown office plastered with pictures drawn by his two daughters, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn will only say that he's…

State Sen. Arthenia Joyner, D-Tampa, the Senate Democratic leader, gave a response to Gov. Rick Scott's State of the State. Her remarks as prepared for…

The U.S. Postal Service is not meeting goals for on-time mail delivery, a worrying sign as millions of Americans are expected to vote by mail in November.

More than 60 monuments that celebrate the Confederacy and its military men have come down in cities all across America. But more than 1,700 remain, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is vaccinating its community at rates faster than the rest of South Dakota. That mirrors a trend in Indian Country, which has been hard-hit by the coronavirus.

More than a year after her death, Nora Ephron — beloved reporter, screenwriter, director, and novelist — has been memorialized in a collection of her writings. Meg Wolitzer, who enjoyed a 20-year friendship with Ephron, says The Most of Nora Ephron forms a picture of an ambitious, honest feminist who demanded a lot from life and gave back even more.

Author Kip Stratton's new book, Chasing the Rodeo begins with his memory of the 1967 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. He was 12. Stratton reads from the book and shares memories of the sport with John Ydstie.

Sports journalist Julie DiCaro tells NPR's Michel Martin about her new book, Sidelined: Sports, Culture and Being a Woman in America.

A rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, including a mass shooting in Atlanta has inspired action across the country, including Central Florida. A protest rally is being held Sunday, March 28, at 11 a.m. outside the Walgreens in the Colonial Plaza Mall in downtown Orlando.

The pandemic has made it harder to exercise and easier to gain weight and delay routine checkups, bad habits that can prime your body for heart disease. These tips can help you get back on track.