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Puerto Rican musician Residente is gearing up for his biggest fight yet – challenging the meaning of America.

Mifepristone, sometimes known as the abortion pill, is the center of a legal battle underway this week. Some of the people who have taken it share their stories.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ina Garten about going from government employee to best selling cook book author, television cook -- a journey she shared in her new memoir Be Ready When the Luck Happens.

Roland Griffiths is known as the scientist who helped prove that psychedelics can alleviate depression and mental anguish in cancer patients. That pursuit has since become a lot more personal.

Scott Simon speaks to author Jamil Jan Kochai and his 2nd-grade teacher, Susannah Lung, who taught him how to read and write English after his family moved to the U.S. from Pakistan.

Federal authorities have uncovered massive fraud in programs designed to feed poor children. The defendants allegedly stole more than $250 million intended to feed needy kids in Minnesota.

Urgent care clinics are part of a growth strategy for some hospital chains. But some analysts wonder if hospitals will be able to provide good customer service at the clinics.

Big drug makers face a wave of lawsuits stemming from the opioid epidemic. One option the companies have to reduce potential liability is to file for bankruptcy.

Unless Congress acts, the Defense Department faces some $55 billion in cuts after the first of the year. Salaries for uniformed personnel are the one major thing that's protected. Otherwise, it's about a 10 percent cut to everything from Pentagon civilian staff to the acquisition of new aircraft.

Haunted car washes have become a national phenomenon, with hundreds of Halloween-themed locations around the country.

Baby boomers have seen it coming for quite some time -- retirement, senior living and senior survival. Experts say most of us begin planning too late for…

The investigative committee found law enforcement's response to the massacre involved little coordination and no leadership. School faculty, meanwhile, failed to uphold existing safeguards.

Singer Aretha Franklin talks about the legacy of the late hitmaker Ahmet Ertegun. The co-founder of Atlantic Records died this week at 83. He helped discover and develop many artists, including Ray Charles, Led Zeppelin and Sonny and Cher.

Seven-time Olympic medalist Shannon Miller talks to NPR's A Martinez about pressure, mental and physical health, and how athletes should know and respect their limits.

Hanif Abdurraqib reflects on the band's 2000 debut, The Swiss Army Romance, as a gateway to one's younger self: raw, foolish, endlessly seeking to feel things out loud.

"First, I want to take a bath. A really hot bath," she tells her cousin over the phone.

Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff was sentenced Monday to 150 years in prison. The verdict was sweet justice for many people who invested and lost money with Madoff. One of those investors, Miriam Siegman, says the fact Madoff will be in jail for 150 years doesn't mean there will be meaningful changes to the system.

Stan Lee reflects on a lifetime of creating comics, including some imperfect superheroes. Spiderman, one of Lee's best known characters, was human first and super second. Lee tells Renee Montagne how he brought realism to a fantasy world.

Who doesn't love a feud? Test your knowledge of this week's conflicts, plus meet a fish you DON'T want to encounter in a dark alley.

Older homes are the only ones many Americans can afford, but they are costly to fix and maintain, especially for seniors. A patchwork of programs to help are underfunded and have years-long waitlists.

What does a K-pop idol look like when set free from the system? On their own for the first time, Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa and Rosé each arrive at a different answer.

The Florida Museum of Black History Task Force voted 5-4 to ratify its rankings from last month's meeting and select an undeveloped site near St. Augustine belonging to Florida Memorial University.

After two-and-a-half weeks of competition, the Winter Olympics are officially over. A look back at the best moments, breakout stars and biggest upsets of the Games.

The mayors of New York and Washington, D.C. say homeless should find shelter after recent shootings that left three people injured and two others dead.

With New York's Times Square set to mark its 100th anniversary this month, writer James Traub releases The Devil’s Playground, the story of how this mercurial district became one of the most famous and exciting places in the world. Hear NPR's Howard Berkes and Traub.