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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., talks about the cancel culture that has followed Charlie Kirk's assassination and what it means for free speech.

As hostages are released and aid allowed in, Jews in America are welcoming the ceasefire, while sifting through the wreckage of the war's many costs.

The Americas has made extraordinary progress, mainly by vaccinating canines. Asia and Africa —- where 95% of rabies cases happen —- have two obstacles to progress.

Scottish comedian and actor Billy Connolly has been performing for more than 50 years, and says he has no plans of stopping. He summed up his style of comedy to the San Francisco Chronicle: "I believe in funny, not clever.... If I hear someone described as clever, I won't buy a ticket."

Social activist Rokhaya Diallo says that French Muslims shouldn't be expected to answer for the violence in Paris because of their religion — and that they have felt the pain of the attacks, as well.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Scott Kobner, chief ER resident at the Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, who has been photographing colleagues and patients on the front lines of COVID-19.

One of comic book's most enduring heroines finally gets her own movie in Wonder Woman. Rachel Martin talks with Claudia Puig of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association about the new superhero film.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Frank Pallone. D-N.J., about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's announcement that he will testify before Congress next week about the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

In this week's StoryCorps, after a teenager was misdiagnosed with an eating disorder, the family's father turned to a new doctor for help and hope.

The office for South Korea's president announced Sunday that a North Korean delegate to the Olympics said his country is willing to hold talks with the U.S. Something that hasn't happened since 2012.

Stephen Fried's biography argues that Benjamin Rush — a pioneering physician, writer and a signatory to the Declaration of Independence — belongs on the historical tier of Benjamin Franklin.

Abortion proved to be a major issue in the 2022 midterms and again in 2023. This year, the presidential race puts extra attention on the ballot. In Arizona, that means the issue is front and center.

Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, tells NPR's Michel Martin how his rural medical center is preparing for a rise in coronavirus cases.

Famed Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward testified Monday that a senior Bush administration official told him about CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity nearly a month before it was publicly exposed.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to a 33-year-old Afghan man, who says he tried to get to the Kabul airport with his wife, four sisters, daughters and others, but was beaten by the Taliban and turned back.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Republican Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma about the government shutdown that began Saturday morning.

Linguist and New York Times columnist John McWhorter joins pianist Lara Downs to explore the history of American music as a joyful noise, even in the toughest times.

Once a humble burger garnish, the preserved cucumber is now a social media star and secret weapon for elite athletes.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has reaped hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars to fund the effort through reimbursements from the state’s Immigration Enforcement Board and tens of thousands for its work at Alligator Alcatraz.

Among the voices calling for action on climate change are some young evangelicals, despite the fact that church elders have portrayed environmentalism as anti-Christian.

The author of L.A. Confidential discusses his favorite flicks, including a 1963 Akira Kurosawa film he says may be the greatest crime movie he's ever seen.

In honor of the newly discovered planet, 2012 VP113, aka Biden, author Jason Sheehan recommends First Light by Richard Preston and Andy Weir suggests the short story "Flatlander," by Larry Niven.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Justin Baer about former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's parents, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried.

Filmmakers Alex and Andrew Smith knew American Indian writer James Welch — he was a family friend. But as non-Native Americans, they had concerns about adapting his iconic novel, Winter in the Blood.

In Petina Gappah's new novel, an albino Zimbabwean woman named Memory is charged with murdering her adoptive father. She narrates the tale from inside a maximum security prison in Harare.