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In the docuseries The Keepers, Jean Wehner shares her story of being abused by her high school chaplain. She says the teacher she confided in may have been killed for knowing too much.

This pre-election Political Junkie column focuses on all presidential swing states and key races for House and Senate.

Don't feel like celebrating Valentine's Day? Feb. 14 is also Ferris Wheel Day and National Organ Donor Day.

More than 80 standup comedians from around the country are scheduled to perform.

After expanding state Medicaid programs to cover people in the country without legal status, Democrats are considering changes that would reduce immigrant access.

David Greene talks about the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with GOP Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas who chairs the House Financial Services Committee. He is a critic of the bureau.

South Carolina votes in the first Democratic primary of 2024. While Biden and Harris run virtually unopposed, how voters talk about issues that are important to them could offer clues for November.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Orville Peck, the country musician whose identity is kept secret behind a fringed mask, about his second full-length album Bronco.

For more than 30 years, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has been an influential public intellectual. He may be best known for his research tracing the family and genetic history of famous African-Americans. A selection of his writings on race, politics and culture appear in The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reader.

Thousands of people on Guam still don't have power and electricity after being hit by Typhoon Mawar on May 24. The local government says it aims to change that soon.

As an early version of Mickey Mouse enters the public domain, we look at the pros and cons of expiring copyrights.

The seven-day rolling average for new cases climbed to 21,375.

Russian president Vladimir Putin spent the week in China, attending a summit and very publicly aligning himself with Xi Jinping. Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, explains why this matters to the US and Ukraine.

South Florida’s community college presidents are fighting a legislative proposal they argue would especially hurt low-income people and minorities — who...

A big glass of moo juice — no, make that several glasses a day — is common in Rwanda. Is that too much of a good thing?

President Biden is urging Congress to send a burn-pits bill to his desk.

More than 1,000 gas stations in the Southeast reported running out of fuel, primarily attributed to unwarranted panic-buying among drivers.

He says reporting from China has become increasingly difficult.

Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, spent six years researching America's nuclear weapons. In Command and Control, he details explosions, false attack alerts and accidentally dropped bombs.

Taylor Swift is far from the first to revisit her old catalog for reasons of business as much as art – but even if it's often a managerial decision, the process can't help but be heartfelt.

As adults of all ages get access to the COVID-19 vaccines, health researchers worry that the trend could worsen.

Evening Masterworks: Max Bruch's Symphony No. 3

Polls show some Democrats aren't excited to vote for Vice President Harris. On Saturday, Michelle Obama railed against “the lie that we do not know who Kamala is or what she stands for."

Rhonda Calahan runs Queens of Domestic Violence and Awareness, a small nonprofit organization she launched to help survivors find safety, counseling and support.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Andy Slavitt, senior adviser on the White House COVID-19 Response Team, about what the administration is doing to speed up the vaccine rollout.