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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested at Columbia University by immigration authorities last year. His memoir is "No Land to Stand On: Notes From Detention."

A much-delayed report shows the U.S. economy grew a robust 4.3% between July and September, fueled by consumer spending.

Across the country lawmakers are getting tougher on youth crime but some states like Maryland are taking a dual approach. NPR's Michel Martin explores the Thrive Academy, a new juvenile rehab program.

After Kentucky legalized sports betting, the state set aside money from gambling receipts to treat gambling addiction. But counselors are worried that demand for treatment is greater than resources.

Some students are fixing their FAFSA forms or awaiting aid packages with little time to decide to which college they'll commit.

David Madland of the Center for American Progress says new, “good” jobs are on the rise, but many of the workers don’t realize it’s a result of Biden’s new industrial policies.

The wildfires that killed more than 100 people in Maui are the deadliest to hit the U.S. in more than a century. Here's a look back at some of the country's most lethal blazes and lessons learned.

Reid is a longtime political commentator who has been vocal on progressive issues and sharply critical of President Trump.

From headlines worth an honorable mention, the birth of a buzzword, news of Dear Abby backing the right to same-sex marriage, and the story of a six-year-old who tried to drive to Applebee's.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks David M. Crane, founding prosecutor for the U.N. special court for Sierra Leone, to define genocide in legal terms.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Michael Bociurkiw, a global affairs analyst and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, about whether European countries will equally welcome migrants from Ukraine.

When he was a kid, writer Chris Grabenstein loved tourist towns, so he set novels in one of his favorites — the Jersey shore. He says one of the great joys of writing is coming up with an interesting place to drop the body, like a roller coaster or a tilt-a-whirl.

Under the Trump administration, the Justice Department has stepped away from some voting rights lawsuits, leaving behind a gap in enforcement of protections against racial discrimination in elections.

Food recalls fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic but are on an uptick now. Here's how the government is tracing outbreaks — and some tips on handling food safely to minimize the risk of illness.

The bill passed in the Florida Legislature reduces how long criminal background checks can be used to keep a former inmate from applying for a barber or cosmetology license and allows any inmate enrolled in barber or cosmetology classes while incarcerated to apply those credits toward getting a license.

The Naples United Church of Christ hosted a youth mental health community forum for local health care players and mental health experts to show their progress toward a more well community.

He's a political spouse like no other, who has so far been confined to cameos. That will change in January, though one analyst says the best thing he can do is "stay out of the way."

The world's highest concentration of data centers is in Virginia. Many residents are not happy about that.

New Yorker journalist Andrew Marantz says Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's administration has rewritten Hungary's constitution to consolidate his power. U.S. conservatives are taking note.

Clara Rokita Garcia is a WUSF Rush Family Radio News intern for summer of 2025.

The unemployment rate inched up in August, but only because hundreds of thousands of people started looking for work. That jump in the workforce could take some pressure off inflation.

On this day when Joe Biden's presidential win is expected to be ratified, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to conservative writer Jonah Goldberg about why the Electoral College is important.

In a week of record cold, Chicago resident Candice Payne rented hotel rooms for strangers living outside. Then the donations started pouring in. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the good Samaritan.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Tanya Ustova about life in Kyiv as Russia continues its bombardments on the city. The curfew was imposed on the entire city amid the Russian attacks.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Polish young adults about how the war in Ukraine and the influx of refugees is affecting their country.