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The Zombies are the subject of a new documentary. Today, we hear from Blunstone, the group's lead singer. "I tend to sing sad songs better than happy-go-lucky songs," he said in this 1998 interview.

Farai Chideya strolls through the New York City borough of Harlem with novelist Brian Keith Jackson, author of The Queen of Harlem.

Contributor Alexander Tuerk revisits departed family and the virtual worlds that sustained him in uncertain times.

As Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas prepares to leave office, NPR sits down for an exit interview. He tells us the border is more secure now than before the pandemic.

Recent outbreaks of foodborne illness and high-profile recalls have made this issue a concern of voters.

The lovelorn underdogs that populate the band's debut album combat conformity in every way imaginable.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor of health policy, faced tough questioning from the Senate HELP Committee during a confirmation hearing.

NPR tells the exclusive, behind-the-scenes story of the first person with a genetic disorder to be treated in the United States with the revolutionary gene-editing technique CRISPR.

Edward Enninful grew up in Ghana, assisting his mother in her dressmaking shop. "For me, fashion was always such an inclusive, beautiful thing," he says. His memoir is A Visible Man.

A recent study found that 1 billion people between the ages of 12 and 34 are at risk for noise-induced hearing loss. Here are some tips for building a solid ear care regimen.

Ayesha Rascoe talks with Flo and Scot Rice. She was wounded in the shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas 4 years ago, and he participated in Gov. Greg Abbott's roundtables on school safety.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Calvin Duncan, creator of a new project that invites the public to sit face-to-face with people serving life without the possibility of parole.

NPR's A Martínez asks former U.S. special representative for Iran Robert Malley about President Trump's about-face on a brief American effort to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

Haitian migrants are camped out on the beaches of this Colombian town, which is a stopover before the Darién Gap leading to Panama. They hope the United States will take them in.

For generations, there have been demands for reparations from the U.S. government. The team of the NPR podcast Invisibilia shares a story from the history of the fight for reparations.

A blistering report finds the government team concealed documents that would have helped the late Ted Stevens, a longtime Republican senator from Alaska, defend himself against false-statements charges in 2008. Stevens lost his Senate seat as the scandal played out and later died in a plane crash.

The 10-day-old government shut down and the need to raise the federal debt limit next week have been tied together as a single political crisis. But now, House Republicans seem ready to cleave the debt ceiling debate. Economists of all stripes say breaching the debt ceiling could be catastrophic, and on Thursday, House Speaker John Boehner said he is prepared to support a bill to raise the debt ceiling for six weeks if the president will agree to negotiations on long-term deficit reduction. None of this has anything to do with the initial fight to repeal or delay the Affordable Care Act, but may be a start toward resolution.

With the nation on high alert, the Department of Homeland Security is trying to get organized as quickly as possible. NPR's Pam Fessler talks to Customs officers about how they feel about the push to merge dozens of agencies, and whether they think it will improve the nation's security. See photos from the borders and ports of the Pacific Northwest.

The University of Iowa senior has been sparking long lines for her autograph, selling out arenas and skyrocketing the cost of tickets.

University of South Florida researchers found a majority of registered voters polled across the political spectrum are in favor of more patrol agents and physical barriers along the U.S. southern border.

There's a new target in the culture wars: Banks and other financial companies conservatives slam as “woke."

The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra's recording of Ravel's Boléro is up for a Grammy nomination for best orchestral performance. The recognition comes at a turbulent moment for Venezuela, but the orchestra remains focused on the music.

A high schooler in Alabama was going to miss his graduation because he didn't have a cap and gown, a ride, or tickets to attend. But his Waffle House coworkers rallied to get him there.

Why do mosquitos bite some people more than others? NPR's Scott Simon talks with researcher Leslie Vosshall, who looked into this phenomenon and has some answers.