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An attacker recently opened fire on Tunisian beach and killed 38 people. NPR's Alice Fordham, who went to cover the story, used to live in Tunisia. She reflects on how the country has changed.

Dorsey will continue to head Square, the financial payments service. He has been criticized for leading both companies at once.

More colleges are expanding gender options for transgender and non-binary students. One leader in LGBTQ student life at Harvard discusses the update to the college's applications.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers AIDS activist Larry Kramer who died this week. He was 84.

Writer Heidi Durrow says she has read Nella Larsen's Passing more than a dozen times. The 1929 novel tells the story of two light-skinned, African-American women — childhood friends who are reconnected after leading drastically different lives. Durrow says Larsen demands that her readers transcend society's assigned labels.

National Book Award finalist Jane Hirshfield helps us close the book on National Poetry Month by reading her favorite listener-submitted Twitter poems.

Bridges won an Oscar for his portrayal of a country singer in 2009's Crazy Heart. The character was fictional, but Bridges' passion for country is real. In a conversation with Morning Edition, Bridges tells the story behind his new studio album.

Listen to Me is a pan-generational tribute featuring Natalie Merchant, Ringo Starr and more.

Her name is synonymous with Chicago blues, and her voice was growling, thunderous and full of soul. Grammy Award-winning blues singer Koko Taylor died in a Chicago hospital Wednesday.

If you need an excuse to go out to dinner, this paleontological discovery might be it.

Tom Toro was a directionless 20-something film school dropout. Then, after an inspired moment at a used book sale, he started submitting drawings to The New Yorker -- and collecting rejection slips.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Naima Coster about her novel What's Mine And Yours, about a North Carolina high school in the middle of an integration program in the early 2000.

A documentary marking President John F. Kennedy's visit to Tampa just days before his assassination has been entered into the archives of the U.S. Library…

Ryan May, 24, grew up in Fayetteville, Georgia, with dreams of becoming a doctor. In the past year, both of his brothers died unexpectedly.

Texas prison guards brutally beat an inmate in September, leaving him in a coma. Some inmates and former staff say there will be more use of force if an acute staffing shortage isn't fixed.

Half a dozen small towns in the Colorado mountains run their own ski hills. They're not big, fancy or expensive, but they are great for local families.

After they are released, former prisoners often don't have jobs or health insurance. The federal health law's Medicaid expansion could change that soon, though. Some states and the District of Columbia are getting a head start.

A traditional guessing game is bringing seniors from two Oklahoma tribes together to play against each other. We'll visit a lively handgame competition.

The debate likely marks President Trump's last chance to reach a massive audience as he trails Joe Biden in polls nationally and in key states.

More containment on the fire near Lake Tahoe means that some residents have been able to return, but a rash of new "suspicious" fires erupted over Labor Day weekend, officials say.

Demands for expanded democracy in the semi-autonomous territory inspired protest movements that were largely ignored by Beijing and crushed by security forces.

The bestselling French DJ and producer returns with his first album in 15 years, aided by the great guitarist Guimba Kouyate.

The proposal would temporarily extend deportation protections for some immigrants in exchange for funding for a border wall. But Democrats say the offer doesn't amount to much.

In a statewide poll released this month, former President Trump led a crowded field of contenders for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was among those trailing Trump.

Florida Senator Bill Nelson has asked the Department of Justice - and not Florida law enforcement officials - to open an investigation into the Dozier…