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Some of the most vulnerable victims of the hurricane in Haiti are known as "Restavecs," children given away by their own families to perform domestic labor in exchange for food and shelter. Jean-Robert Cadet, an author and former child laborer, describes his own childhood experience and his work with Haitian "restavecs".

During the late 1960s and early 70s Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen became the nation's first black and white comedy team. During a tense time of segregation and race riots, they won rave reviews — all the while facing down threats and heckling from audience members.

Around the country people are talking about the Wall Street bailout. Rallies are planned in some cities against the proposal, as John McCain and Barack Obama meet in Washington with President Bush to help work out a solution.

In his new book, The Inheritance, David Sanger writes about the multiple foreign policy challenges President-elect Obama will face when he takes office. Also, he reports on the top threats Obama will likely contend with during his presidency.

Iran's government has barely given an inch after months of widespread protests. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Ali Vaez, the Iran Project's director at the International Crisis Group, what happens next.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Robert Gates, former defense secretary and founder of the Gates Global Policy Center, about the center's new report focused on re-imagining public diplomacy.

Asian American narratives often center around immigrant stories, inter-generational conflict, making it in the U.S. This film is very different: The main character is a Japanese-American man, who's just barely getting by as a manager of a movie theater.

Attempting to multitask usually ends in a worse outcome and can negatively impact our mental health.

A judge is weighing whether the teenager behind the 2021 Oxford, Michigan, school shooting should ever get the chance to leave prison. A special Miller hearing required under state law is expected to conclude Tuesday.

Serious and wide-reaching allegations of sexual abuse, assault and misconduct in Immigrations and Customs Enforcement facilities, perpetrated by staff against detainees, have come to light.

If it's Thanksgiving, it must be time for another musical pun from Miles Hoffman. The music commentator joins Renee Montagne for a holiday review of drums, triangles and other percussive instruments.

As residents of Hawaii work to help their neighbors on Maui recover from the worst fire in the state’s history, young people are demanding more accountability from local leaders.

The manufacturers of the new obesity drug Wegovy announced earlier this week that their drug lowers the risk of a heart attack or stroke by 20%.

They may also reduce some types of compulsive behaviors like gambling and online shopping.

Forward Jennifer Hermoso described the kiss as an "impulse-driven, sexist, out-of-place act without any consent on my part."

Utah scientists have been warning it could dry up within five years. That’s an ecological disaster that could make dust storms worse — and threaten the state’s snow-fed reservoirs.

The pianist has been playing it in public in China in places where open expressions of loss and grief can be interpreted as sensitive political statements.

"The Foundling" is now out in paperback.

Stories of book censorship or bans in Florida have topped headlines throughout the year.

Hip-hop was born at a party in 1973, but it'd be another six years until the first commercial hip-hop records. People have differing views of it, but the release of "Rapper's Delight" changed history.

As cities around the country work to address a worsening homelessness crisis, more leaders are looking to model some of the success seen in San Antonio, Texas.

Some say it's a more climate-friendly solution, but it's too early to tell how advantageous this new culinary creation could be for the planet.

Once a verdant and fertile land, even as recently as the 1980s, Iraq becomes more arid each year as desertification spreads.

Jennifer De Leon's young adult novel centers around Maya, a young Guatemalan girl who, along with her mother, is forced to leave her home and attempt to immigrate to the United States.

Workers have appreciated the flexibility hybrid work has provided over the past few years — so what happens next?