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A Haitian community leader in Springfield, Ohio tells Morning Edition that some newcomers are pondering leaving after a string of bomb threats made to the city after former President Trump elevated debunked claims about new migrants during presidential debate with VP Harris.

Some pumps used in end-stage heart failure caused a buildup of biological material that blocks blood flow from the device to the heart’s aorta. The FDA’s recall affects nearly 14,000 devices.

A new poll finds Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in a dead heat and, with more than 10 percent of voters undecided, sets the stage…

About a quarter of uninsured people eligible for federal subsidies to help them pay for health coverage don't have bank accounts. A new rule would require insurers to accept payments made many different ways, including by money order and prepaid debit card.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman about his memoir Here, Right Matters: An American Story, which describes his role in the impeachment of former President Trump.

Kadir Nelson was inspired by Kwame Alexander's poem. It "spoke to excellence, and perseverance, and triumph amidst adversity," Nelson says. "It was an ode to the sung and unsung heroes in history."

Richard Martinez, whose 20-year-old son was killed in a shooting rampage near the University of California-Santa Barbara in late May, acknowledges that…

As hospitals struggle in Los Angeles County, Intensive Care Unit nurses confront tough choices: remain in the coronavirus trenches for patients and colleagues, or quit when you are overwhelmed?

For the first time in 20 years, a large body of films, music, and books has entered the public domain. That means they can be reworked by new creators in conversation with the originals.

The Florida Policy Institute estimates the state's public hospital districts and health systems could lose $323 million over the next three years.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military war-crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees. The vote was split 5-3, with moderate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy joining the court's liberal members in ruling against the Bush administration.

Gunmen opened fire at the end of a protest in downtown Dallas, shooting 12 police officers, five of them fatally. KERA reporter Stella Chavez and protest organizer Jeff Hood talk with Morning Edition.

If you think there are more dangerous infectious diseases than ever, you're right. One big reason: pushing animals like this one out of their homes.

Steve Inskeep talks to former Sens. Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar, who in 1991 co-authored a plan for dismantling the nuclear arsenals of the former Soviet states.

David Greene talk to Jonathan Kaiman of the Los Angeles Times, who was invited by the North Korean government to cover the 105th birthday celebration of the country's founder.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Jillian Johnson, mayor pro tempore of Durham, N.C., about defunding the police and how she's rethinking public safety in her city.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with New York City's health commissioner, Ashwin Vasan, about the city's response to the monkeypox outbreak.

Christian McBride of Jazz Night in America joins NPR's Audie Cornish with a few criteria for what turns a regular composition into a canonized classic.

New Orleans conductor Paul Mauffray lifts the lid on a hot sauce opera that had been bottled up for a century. The show ran on Broadway in the late 1800s, and yes, it's about Tabasco.

Japan is sweltering amid a blistering heat wave not seen in decades. As the country deals with an energy crunch, Japanese businesses try to save energy by turning lights down and thermostats up.

Atlanta's growing film industry is full of non-union workers as Georgia is not a union friendly state. Now, those workers are scrambling as the writers' and actors' strike continues.

Producer and engineer Eddie Kramer brings continuity and freshness to Hendrix's posthumous canon with a new album.

The man protesters in Iran are supporting, Mir Hossein Mousavi, is a former prime minister and foreign minister. He is an architect by training and a painter. Joe Klein of Time magazine and former Iranian Deputy Prime Minister Mohsen Sazegara offer their insight on Mousavi.

Atlanta's growing film industry is full of non-union workers since Georgia is not a union-friendly state. Now those workers are scrambling as the writers and actors strike continues.

After 22 years with the show, Davies is cutting back on his workload. He chats with Terry Gross about some of his most memorable interviews, and the preparation that goes into each conversation.