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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Democratic billionaire donor Tom Steyer on his reaction to this week's budget deal which had no provision around DACA. That's angered many Democrats, including Steyer.

On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Tim Blake Nelson talks about feeling like he's running out of time to do the things he wants.

On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Comedian Marc Maron talks about the ways he feels connected to the partner he lost.

The University of South Florida’s Contemporary Art Museum is piloting a five-week photography program that has a unique group of students.The class,…

What happens next in Pride and Prejudice? Well, if you ask 91-year-old British mystery writer P.D. James, it's a ghastly murder in the Pemberley woodlands. James was surprised she wanted to write a sequel: "I had never thought that I would ever want to use somebody else's characters," she says.

NPR's Don Gonyea talks with Lorenzo Sierra, a member of the state's House of Representatives, about his experience of surviving a severe case of COVID-19.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Ann Patchett about her latest collection of essays, These Precious Days, and how she ended up quarantining with Tom Hanks' personal assistant.

Sophia Park has become the youngest person to pass the California bar exam at 17 years, 8 months old. She beats the record set by her brother Peter Park in 2023.

Black. White. is a controversial new reality TV series where a black family and white family change races. Using extensive make-up, the family members go out and experience living in someone else's skin. Madeleine Brand talks to the show's executive producer and two of the show's participants about the show, which debuts Wednesday night on the F/X Network.

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire for three weeks, President Trump says. And, the Trump administration is easing rules on medical marijuana.

After being diagnosed with a rare cancer, Deb Robertson pushed for an Illinois law allowing terminally ill patients to use lethal prescriptions. Her efforts paid off when a law took effect on Sept. 12,

Human rights groups say a boat trafficking over 90 Muslim minority Rohingya from Myanmar has broken down. They have little food & water and nobody wants them.

A leading Republican congressional candidate is taunting the University of Florida for its decision to ban its "Gator Bait" cheer over what the school…

More than 1 million people are without electricity, and areas along the Gulf Coast report severe outages of cellphone service and other communications.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with ESPN's Michael Wilbon about the Michael Jordan documentary, The Last Dance.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has held more town halls in New Hampshire than any other candidate — 80 to date. He's hoping a strong performance in the state will keep his campaign alive.

Steve Inskeep talks with NPR's Nina Totenberg about her upcoming book, "Dinners with Ruth," and her decades-long friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and others in positions of power.

Some voters in the rural West say they're not tuning in to impeachment proceedings, calling them an overly partisan show trial. Conservative Idaho citizens say it may backfire against Democrats.

French transit workers walk off the job to protest a pension reform plan put in place by President Sarkozy. The open-ended walkout is forcing residents of Paris and other French cities to find alternate ways to get to work. Gas and electricity workers are also off the job.

Himmelman isn't a familiar name to most, and there's a good reason. Over the course of his career, he has chosen not to spend endless weeks on the road hawking his albums, instead opting to stay home with his wife and four kids. Himmelman, an Orthodox Jew, also holds his faith close to his heart. He even turned down an invitation to perform on The Tonight Show when it became apparent that the performance would fall on the Jewish holiday Sukkot.

The ACLU has filed a complaint against the Detroit Police Department for what the group says is the first documented instance in the U.S. of someone being falsely arrested based on AI.

NPR's Life Kit team offers tips for how to read deeply in an age when we are constantly distracted.

Casey DeSantis has made numerous appearances about the Healthy Florida First initiative, which tests for toxins and heavy metals in food.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks John Bolton, President Trump's former national security adviser and a long-time advocate of regime change in Iran, whether that goal is being met in the war.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law that threatens subsidies that help millions of...