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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gloria Calderon Kellett, co-showrunner of One Day at a Time, to discuss the future of the show now that it has been acquired by a new network.

Chief financial officer responds to insurance office analysis of more than $1 billion in transfers.

Emilio Delgado, who spent decades entertaining children playing Luis on Sesame Street, has died. His was the longest-running role for a Mexican American in a TV series. Delgado was 81.

Jynne Dilling Martin spent six weeks living on the bottom of the world and watching scientists work. The experience inspired many of the poems in her new collection, We Mammals in Hospitable Times.

Physicist Michio Kaku studies what were once only philosophical questions about the human mind. He delves into the brain and our understanding of its functions in his new book, The Future of the Mind.

Food writer Nigella Lawson knows that the holiday season can be overstuffed with planning and decorating. She offers Renee Montagne two recipes — chocolate chip chili and a Christmas-y rocky road — to help keep things warm and simple.

What makes a memorable character? It is the one who changes the most throughout the book? The one who makes a personal discovery? Or is it simply the most eccentric who we love? Actor Simon Pegg says that for his favorite literary protagonist, all three apply.

Marlon James' A Brief History Of Seven Killings is a novel based on a real-life assassination attempt on Bob Marley. Its hefty cast and sprawling plot make for a demanding yet rewarding read.

Euthanasia is illegal in South Africa, but the Nobel Peace Prize laureate has spoken out recently in support of the option to choose. He has long lived with prostate cancer.

Some Indian grocery stores have started rationing rice sales to prevent people from hoarding. It comes after India stopped the export of some types of rice to control prices.

News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch appeared before the Leveson media inquiry on Wednesday.

After Julie developed a persistent cough, no one seemed to be able to identify the cause. Then, her unsung hero stepped in and changed her life.

New program has robots delivering food to FGCU students.

The Israeli military has ordered rare criminal investigations into two deadly incidents during the Gaza war, including the killing of a 5-year-old girl, her family and the medics sent to rescue her.

Reagon, who died July 16, was one of the powerful singers who helped galvanize the civil rights movement in the 1960s as a member of the Freedom Singers quartet. Originally broadcast in 1988.

Former columnist E. Jean Carroll continued her testimony on Thursday in her lawsuit sexual assault case trial against Donald Trump. Carroll sued Trump after an alleged rape in the mid-1990s.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Adam Schiff, a member of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Miami-Dade County Judge Steve Leifman, who chairs the Florida Supreme Court Task Force on Mental Health, about gun violence and mental health. Leifman offers a look at what role courts can play in preventing something that hasn't happened yet.

While lots of powerful changes to reduce food waste can start at home, sometimes the scale of the problem benefits from a community-wide approach.

A judge says the Oscar-winning actress's discrimination and retaliation suit against Netflix can move forward.

Religious leaders discuss the Syrian refugee crisis and how people of faith are navigating politics. NPR speaks to Pastor Russell Moore, head of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention and Rabbi David Wolpe of the Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.

America is looking at a redo of the 2020 presidential election with two unpopular candidates. How did we get here? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jonathan Martin, senior columnist at Politico.

It’ll be tricky for the writers to hit the right comic and satirical tones for the remainder of this election, but SNL has a good cast this year, with some promising new additions.

Regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times, discuss potential U.S. actions against Russia and President Obama's reaction to Israel's ground invasion of Gaza.

The Israeli writer Etgar Keret has talked to NPR about the importance of stories in a time of war. Keret tells Scott Detrow why he recently wrote an op-ed in the New York Times about the need for a whole new language after the war.