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Steve Inskeep talks with writer Jade Chang about her comic novel "The Wangs vs. The World." It's the story of a Chinese-American family that comes together following the 2008 financial crisis.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is stepping down as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. NPR's Scott Simon talks with him about a long career that spanned the AIDS and COVID crises.

Former Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin reveals private conversations with former President Joe Biden and explains his most controversial stances in his new memoir Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense.

Inocente has every reason to be dark and grim. The 15-year-old from San Diego has been homeless most of her life. However, the aspiring artist chooses to live a life in full, vibrant color. Audie Cornish speaks with filmmaker Sean Fine about Inocente, the Oscar-nominated short documentary he co-directed with his wife, Andrea Nix Fine.

Around 30,000 runners will participate in the Boston Marathon, and that includes some runners with disabilities. We meet a visually impaired runner and his guide as they trained for the race.

For the first time in years, an American military general walked the streets of Baghdad. Some Iraqis seemed to ignore it, while others decried it as a violation of national sovereignty.

A federal judge could rule as soon as Thursday in the case, which comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is also set to deal with gay marriage later this month. In Michigan, a lesbian couple sued because the state bans same-sex couples from adopting kids. Then, the judge invited them to go even further.

Our friends at NPR Music bring us their weekly roundup of new music from this week, including a song from Khalid's new album, Sincere.

Council members unanimously accepted the U.S. Housing and Urban Development grant and have already appropriated $13 million.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Joey Guerra, a music critic for The Houston Chronicle, about how his experience attending Astroworld Festival colors his lifetime of covering concerts.

In Northampton County, Pa., voters speak out about how inflation affects their views on this year's presidential candidates.

Angelique Miller had it all once, but life took some unexpected turns. The 55-year-old military widow found herself battling homelessness, mostly living in her car, for 10 years.

John Vercher trained in mixed martial arts as a young man. His novel, After the Lights Go Out, centers on a veteran MMA fighter who struggles to remember everyday things.

Weight-loss medications tamp down hunger — often dramatically — causing some people to lose the pleasure of communing over food at a festive family meal.

Lyndsay Tucker, who works at a Sephora beauty store in San Jose, Calif., has tech billionaire Elon Musk's old cellphone number. So every day, she fields calls and texts intended for him.

Violent crimes committed by juveniles is on the decline but it might not always seem that way. Professor Vincent Schiraldi tells NPR's Michel Martin that's partly to do with how media coverscrime.

Optometrists are lobbying for more leeway to treat patients — and physicians' groups are pushing back. But it's more than a turf war, both sides say, as they explain why patients' vision is at stake.

The NBA Finals have had a surprising start, there are calls for safety nets at MLB games, and the French Open continues.

Activist Greta Thunberg was just 15 when she called on the world to take action on the climate crisis. Just as impressively, she has now pulled together essays by 100 scholars on what's needed now.

Rising prices are a top concern for voters in this year's midterm elections, outpacing abortion, crime and defending democracy. Prices in September were up 8.2% from a year ago.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to author Richard Flanagan about what it means to live amid the horror of warfare.

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Oreskes about the upcoming election for the mayor of L.A., which has gotten tighter according to recent polls.

Here's where the current notable GOP hopefuls, including Donald Trump, stand on issues of democracy and election integrity.

Required by Congress, the reports no longer single out things like rigged elections or sexual violence against children as human rights violations.

The video game industry has long been resistant to organizing. But quality assurance testers at video game giant Activision Blizzard hope to change that.