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For 20 years, the Rev. Gregory Boyle has run Homeboy Industries, an anti-gang program that employs and is run by ex-gang members in Los Angeles. Boyle recently had to lay off most of his staff because of financial problems. He recounts the decades he's helped ex-gang members turn their lives around in a new memoir, Tattoos on the Heart.

In this week's StoryCorps, Ajmal Achekzai and his family fled Afghanistan in 1980 and sought asylum in the U.S. He says he knew he would return one day, but didn't think it would be in wartime.

The 101st Airborne leaves for Liberia over the next few weeks to help battle the Ebola outbreak. Soldiers say in some ways, the Ebola virus is a more intimidating enemy than insurgents.

NPR investigated a practice called a yo-yo sale and found it's hurting car buyers nationwide, tougher rules can make a difference, and the Federal Trade Commission has a chance to crack down.

Hours earlier, the president had hinted at vetoing the legislation but relented, citing "national security." The threat added suspense to what otherwise would have been a perfunctory signing ceremony.

As a Republican operative, Tim Miller worked with extreme right-wing media outlets and fed the populist outrage that helped radicalize much of the GOP voter base. His new book is Why We Did It.

Gov. Rick Scott today announced the advancement of $128 million in widening projects along the I-75 corridor in Pasco County by more than five years.These…

Electronic cigarette maker Juul has agreed to pay North Carolina $40 million and change how it markets its products to settle a lawsuit by the state's attorney general.

The federally subsidized program for uninsured people with health problems is one of the first changes to go into effect from the health care overhaul law passed this year, but enrollment in the plans springing up around the country is below expectations. It's too soon to gauge the program's impact, but some officials are still surprised.

Sample a trio of new vocal albums ranging from a blistering Beethoven Mass to ancient Russian Orthodox traditions and an opulent but overlooked opera from the dawn of the 20th century.

U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe James McGee says the world can't stop Friday's presidential runoffs, but that diplomats can be involved. In a teleconference from Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, McGee says political brutality is continuing.

The USF St. Petersburg study showed that 73% of the 1,667 residents polled mistakenly believe that they have flood insurance, while less than 5% actually have coverage.

On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, Apryle Oswald thanks the man who stopped to save her after a car accident.

It's one of the loudest debates in education: whether spending more money adds up to better test scores and graduation rates.

Endless Thread hosts Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson talk with a Hong Kong activist, now living in exile, about what the crackdown has meant for speech and protest, especially on social media platforms.

The search for the Titan in the North Atlantic continues. When adventure travel goes wrong, who pays the price, and who's forced to take big risks mounting a rescue?

Climate change is hitting many developing countries hard. In Uganda, one climate activist worries that the upcoming international climate talks won't protect her home.

The number of deaths reported over the weekend from complications from the coronavirus continues a recent downward trend.

Secretary of State Blinken talks to NPR about the war in Ukraine. Pfizer is asking the FDA to authorize another booster for older adults. As gas prices go up, there are calls to suspend gas taxes.

Basem Naim, a leader in Hamas' politburo, met with NPR in Qatar for an interview about the war with Israel, prospects for a cease-fire and how the Palestinian group now views its Oct. 7 attack.

It's big, it's blue and no one's sure yet what or where it came from. A squid? A whale? Big Foot? See if you can help solve the mystery.

An hour into Wednesday's botched execution in Arizona, an attorney for the inmate reached out to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy seeking his intervention. How do such appeals work? And how often do they happen?

The Season 4 reunion of the hit reality show was supposed to premiere live at 8 p.m. ET, but it wasn't until about 9:30 p.m. that Netflix said it was having difficulties.

The city of St. Petersburg, the Tampa Bay Rays and Pinellas County are making an announcement Tuesday at 10 a.m. that a deal has been finalized to build a new stadium for the team at the current site of Tropicana Field.

You don't have to be Catholic to connect with Claire Luchette's vivid story of a lonely young woman yearning for community — and also for everything she gave up to be part of that community.