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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with economic policy expert Heather McGhee, host of the podcast The Sum Of Us, about how historic disinvestment by states in education contributed to the student debt crisis.

The Portland hotel owner and ambassador, who is scheduled to testify before Congress on Wednesday, is a pivotal witness in the impeachment inquiry. His relationship with Trump is a complicated one.

The forthcoming documentary Get Back revisits The Beatles' final days together. McCartney says he took the band's breakup hard: "It was quite difficult, because I didn't know what to do at all."

During the pandemic, filmmaker Sean Wang moved home and realized he wanted to preserve the unexpected time with his family. His short film, Nai Nai & Wài Pó, has been nominated for an Academy Award.

Dating coaches have been around for years. A more recent trend is coaches who specialize in helping people with autism navigate romance. They can't keep up with demand.

The document shows an aggressive legislative agenda that would upend immigration and the economy while not focusing on topics such as abortion.

Worker satisfaction went up and revenues remained steady during the six-month trial. Now, nearly all of the 61 companies that took part say they'll continue offering the four-day workweek.

Commentator Charles Monroe-Kane became attached to an MTV show featuring what he thought was a real 12-year-old crazy kid. He loved it until he found out the guy was 30 -- and the show was scripted.

Aimee Sachs was unable to move or speak in the end, but she could blink. Her wishes led to three people receiving her organs.

When we talk about climate change, we usually talk about the future, like how much sea level and temperatures are expected to rise.

The program's Magazine Mavens — Angela Burt-Murray of Essence, Anita Malik of EastWest and Cynthia Good of Pink — take listeners inside their magazine stories. They discuss healthcare, an interview with televangelist Juanita Bynum and a chat with Tyra Banks.

NPR's Eric Deggans asks Sonia Rao of The Washington Post about labor protections for people on reality television shows.

The college football national championship between Ohio State and Notre Dame on Monday brings students into the spotlight, including the two marching bands that will perform during halftime.

A gunman killed 3 people in a shooting at a California festival. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is leaving the administration. And, Trump weekend tweets attack Maryland Rep. Cummings.

Producer Jacob Plasse and vocalist José "Pepito" Gómez share how they recorded the band's debut in Havana's legendary Areito Studios and what their team-up symbolizes for Cuban-American relations.

Day to Day television critic Andrew Wallenstein reviews the new ESPN2 movie Four Minutes. The made-for-TV film, which recounts Englishman Roger Bannister's quest to break the four-minute mile, airs Thursday night.

While being forced to tick a single box for "race" has never been a problem for George Washington III, who is black, his mixed-race children see it differently. And for Dave Kung, being allowed to check two races on the U.S. Census form for the first time prompted an unexpected outpouring of emotion.

Political analysis looking at President Joe Biden's trip to Florida where he called on Congress to replenish FEMA's disaster fund.

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says that locals in an area about 35 miles north of Baghdad tipped off the government to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's location several weeks ago. That information was then passed along to U.S. officials, who used it to kill Zarqawi and seven associates with an airstrike Wednesday.

The London School of Economics in Britain is considered one of the world's finest universities. Right now, though, it's reputation's taking a battering. The school's at the center of a storm over its decision to accept large sums of money from Libya — and, in particular, from an organization run by one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons.

His latest book, The House of Doors, is a decade-shifting story that delves into tragedy, cultural dissonance and memory loss.

Finalists for the National Book Awards will be announced on Wednesday's Morning Edition. You've already heard from some of the contenders who have previously been on NPR.

Thousands of new migrants arriving in Chicago fled difficult situations or endured dangerous journeys. Informal support groups can provide some mental health care to ease their trauma and distress.

Mohammed Refaai, 23, is a Syrian refugee living in Toledo, Ohio, with three roommates. They see him as a brother, and since the election, worry about his family's chances of getting into the U.S.

Some cities, like three in Vermont, allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. In these places, noncitizen turnout has remained low, as noncitizen voting is a contentious national issue.