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Constructed from over 500 hours of footage, director Asif Kapadia tells NPR's David Greene his new documentary centers around one of the most celebrated, and hated, soccer players: Diego Maradona.

The past three summers have been the worst on record for Florida's coral reefs. To try to restore them, scientists are breeding corals that can handle heat better, using coral from other countries.

It wouldn't be spooky season without ghosts. But they weren't always the evil spirits we see in books and movies today. For Word of the Week, we look back on the origins of "ghost."

Katherine May's new book examines the idea of awakening wonder in an "anxious age." And when I tell you that I dog-eared almost every page in this book, I'm telling God's honest truth.

NPR's Steve Inskeep makes spicy caramel popcorn with Jack Bishop of the PBS show: America's Test Kitchen.

Google paused its AI image-generator after Gemini depicted America's founding fathers and Nazi soldiers as Black. The images went viral, embarrassing Google.

Researchers at Dartmouth College recently found high levels of arsenic in rice. Particularly high amounts were found in brown rice syrup — a sugar substitute used in foods aimed at young children.

Members of the state's Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council say the pandemic will likely increase how many people will die this year. The group is drafting recommendations to help people in crisis.

Thousands of people marched over the weekend to protest the Trump administration's immigration policies. NPR's Ari Shapiro and Mary Louise Kelly examine the rallies and how politicians responded.

"I want to cause terror," the gunman behind Wednesday's deadly attack on a Dallas ICE immigration facility allegedly wrote in a note, according to authorities.

Listening to Kesha's new album, Gag Order, you can't help but think about all she's been through in the past 10 years.

Organizers are encouraging people to not to spend any money as an act of “economic resistance” to protest billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties.

David Greene talks to the Wilson Center's Robert Daly, who has long diplomatic experience with China, about China's reaction to the summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Airstrikes have helped push back the Islamic State in some places, but the group has gained in other areas. Pentagon officials say the U.S. operation may need another two years or more to succeed.

Cosmonauts Abram and Myshka have traveled the universe and gained superpowers — but in Eternity, they face a new challenge: Parenthood. (And an epic conflict over the destiny of their super-kid.)

Dominique Crenn was raised in Versailles, France. She now makes an incredible Thanksgiving dinner, but when she first came to the U.S., the entire holiday threw her off. In France, turkey is eaten at Christmas. So the American phenomenon of Thanksgiving turkey and dressing mystified her.

NPR's David Greene talks to David Axelrod, who ran former President Obama's campaigns, about how Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg could change the dynamic of the 2020 race.

The sad spectacle of Gaza's bombed-out airport doesn't deter Palestinians from hoping to someday have another airport of their own.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Constance Hauman about her new album, Tropical Thunderstorm, her experiences as a multi-genre musician and an artist she's grateful for: Daf player Asal Malekzadeh.

Latifah has always followed her mother's advice: Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Her success in music and film has allowed her to do things she loves, like singing old jazz and R&B tunes.

Julie's husband was always her navigator on road trips. After he died, Julie got lost on her first trip without him. She started to panic, until a kind stranger helped her get back on track.

The morning after Election Day, David Greene talks to African-American novelist Attica Locke, author of three novels and a writer for the TV series Empire, for some perspective on the results.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Myrna Perez of NYU's Brennan Center about voting concerns and the possible scenarios that could play out after Election Day.

For years, NPR listener Phyllis Allen found her beliefs in the social movement of the times, from civil rights to Black Power. Now in her 50s, she is finally able to believe in the woman she is.

House Republicans have a plan that would force schools to reimburse the government for a share of the federal loans their students don't repay.