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In honor of NPR's 50th birthday, we asked listeners who have reached that milestone for some life advice.

As Halloween approaches, NPR movie critic Bob Mondello remembers scares he had to conjure up in his first job.

The National Institutes of Health is sunsetting its influential COVID-19 treatment guidelines, used by millions of doctors to guide care during the pandemic.

The new film, I, Robot, starring Will Smith, is loosely based on Asimov's short stories. The author wrote about space walks before man landed on the moon but didn't particularly care for commercial plane travel. He died in 1992. (First broadcast Sept. 9, 1987.)

Robert Siegel talks with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus ahead of the midterm elections.

Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh says it took her a while to fall in love with the legendary Arab heroine. She retells Scheherazade's famous stories in a new translation of One Thousand and One Nights.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Shmuel Brodutch, whose daughter-in-law and three grandchildren were released Sunday after Hamas fighters took them hostage Oct. 7.

On Wild Card, well-known guests answer questions we often don't discuss. Comedian Mike Birbiglia talks about his relationship with his parents as he figured out how to tackle serious ideas with a kid.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with pastor Samuel Rodriguez about President-elect Donald Trump's immigration policy.

It includes increased money to address affordable housing, as well as funds to repair the former Piney Point processing plant.

The pop charts this week are full of milestones, from a trio of K-pop acts crashing the top of the album chart to the year's biggest hit matching the longest-ever run atop the singles chart.

In this game of Wild Card, writer Zadie Smith discusses the nature of regret.

The world will likely breach the internationally agreed-upon climate change threshold in about a decade, artificial intelligence predicts in a new study that's more pessimistic than previous modeling.

Melanie Whyte of New York City came out to her friends and family as bisexual during the pandemic. She is excited to resume life as an out queer woman as more bars and clubs open up.

It’s been seven months since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people. To mark the date, Parkland father Fred...

Two Tampa area leaders in education and technology are teaming up, as the University of South Florida Jabil Innovation Institute was unveiled…

Legendary musician Bob Dylan celebrates his 80th birthday on Monday. People in Minnesota, where he was born, are honoring the milestone with special events.

President Obama, speaking from the Rose Garden, said he'd decided to use military force against Syria, but was also seeking congressional authorization for the action.

Seoul's mayor was found dead in a park Friday. A fierce debate has erupted in South Korean capital about how to view the mayor and his death after allegations of sexual harassment against him emerged.

Mayor Ray Nagin says 60 percent of New Orleans remains under water, down from 80 percent. However, he cautions that the city remains unsafe, and the toxicity of the floodwaters has caused concern.

On Monday, Republicans held the second of at least four planned hearings designed to focus on health insurance price increases. GOP Rep. Darrell Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, blames the problem on the Affordable Care Act.

President Obama welcomed the nation's students back to school Tuesday with a televised speech urging hard work and high hopes. Some critics of the president had warned the speech would be an advertisement for the White House agenda, but the actual remarks contained little cause for controversy.

TV director, writer and producer Bob Stewart died Friday at the age of 91. Stewart created such classic game shows as The Price is Right, and Pyramid. Melissa Block and Audie Cornish have more.

English teachers are excited to have a new adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey to use to get students excited about the epic poem.

Journalist Joshua Foer set out to write about mental athletes — and ended up becoming one himself. At his prime, Foer could memorize the order of a shuffled deck of playing cards in 1 minute and 40 seconds. These days, he has trouble remembering where he put his keys.