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Monson had been at the helm of the 16 million-member Mormon church for nearly a decade. He'll be remembered for his quiet leadership and aversion to grand pronouncements.

The dictionary publisher's guidance on the practice has people riled up. Grammarians say the made-up rule is one big waste of time. Not everyone is ready to let it go.

South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe talks about his new album "Hymns of Bantu," which highlights the healing power of song across cultures.

The gun control debate continued to dominate the news this week with President Obama coming out strongly in support of reforming the current gun control laws alongside the Newtown families. Host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Fallows, national correspondent with The Atlantic, about that story along with the bird flu in China, North Korea and the Postal Service.

The Senate panel charged with reforming Florida's child-welfare system rolled out its latest proposals this week — including increased accountability for…

Tom Brady, who retired briefly after last season, is now officially a free agent after a 31-14 playoff loss to Dallas. He says his decision will "be one day at a time, truly."

Duke Energy Florida asked state regulators on Thursday to approve a rate increase of about 8.5 percent that would take effect in 2018, according to a…

Electric bills for thousands of Floridians could go up.Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Company filed to increase customers' monthly electric bills.…

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland says he has ordered a Justice Department civil investigation into the policing practices of Kentucky's Louisville Metro Police Department.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Renzo Aroni, historian of modern Latin America, about the legacy of Abimael Guzmán, founder of the Shining Path, who died on Saturday.

Economic problems in Puerto Rico forced the island's zoo to close. That meant a big move for an African elephant named Mundi.

Israel says it won't investigate the deaths of more than a dozen Palestinians who were killed by Israeli troops last week on the Gaza border.

At the Oroville Dam, about 70 miles north of Sacramento, water poured into an emergency spillway, prompting tens of thousands of mandatory evacuations downstream. The dam itself is sound.

There's concern the U.S. push to send more natural gas to Europe will increase climate warming emissions. But energy experts say the crisis might actually speed up the shift to cleaner energy.

The Yurchenko double pike, the most difficult vault in women's gymnastics, was named after Biles when she first landed it in international competition in 2023. Now, it has won her an Olympic gold.

Amid criticism and even lawsuits over Florida's conversation efforts, the Republican-controlled state House on Tuesday announced an ambitious plan to pay…

This month, the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and NPR affiliates all over Florida gave you a close look at four proposed amendments to…

The latest TV ratings are out and CBS captured the top spot with help from its Super Bowl broadcast. Last fall, NBC was No. 1 but now it's fourth. What's surprising is that Spanish-language network Univision has surpassed NBC's ratings.

Paxton plays guitar, banjo, piano and harmonica — among other instruments. He's known for performing music from the 1920s and '30s. Paxton's new album of original songs is Things Done Changed.

Also in theaters this week are Aziz Ansari's feature directorial debut and Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.

Federal layoffs at Haskell Indian Nations University disrupted classes, financial aid and the women's basketball team. Now, tribes and students have sued, saying the cuts broke treaty obligations.

Voting officials worry that the Department of Homeland Security will not be a partner helping to secure elections, but rather a threat seeking to undermine results that President Trump dislikes.

Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia says the county's general fund jumped more than 56%, to nearly $860 million, since 2019. He used the audit to promote the governor's desire to cut property taxes.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sold his brand of politics as conservatism. But what's really happening there is corruption benefitting oligarchs, says David Pressman, former U.S. ambassador to Hungary.

How did steroids pervade pro baseball, and why were they ignored for a decade? Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant, author of Juicing the Game: Drugs, Power and the Fight for the Soul of Major League Baseball.