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Lauren Handy was separately indicted this week on federal charges alleging that she was part of a group that blocked access to a Washington, D.C., reproductive health center.

For Black students, Gibbs High School was a safe haven and the heart of their community during a time of segregation.

Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died. He was 86.

In mid-November, Voyager 1 suffered a glitch, and it's messages stopped making sense. But the NASA probe is once again sending messages to Earth that make sense.

Evening Masterworks: Richard Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra Op. 30 for May 1, 2023

The state's beaches usually see one shark attack a summer, if any. This year, there have already been seven. But this uptick in attacks is likely not tied to shark populations so much as to our own.

AI is transforming education, healthcare, and national security.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Da'Vine Joy Randolph about starring in the new movie, "Eternity." Her character, Anna, is an afterlife coordinator in purgatory.

Cities are struggling to figure out how to deal with a cut of about $1 billion over the past two years in federal community development block grants. Critics say a complicated funding formula has hit some cities especially hard, with cuts of more than 40 percent from last year.

Composer Allen Shawn's twin sister, Mary, was diagnosed with autism and sent to an institution when they were 8 years old. He writes about his relationship with Mary — and his feelings of survivor's guilt — in a new memoir, Twin.

With Hollywood on strike for most of the summer, we check in on the new releases for the fall. Our critics share their recommendations for more than 25 films coming out between now and Thanksgiving.

In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that the multibillion opioid settlement inappropriately protected the Sackler family.

With demonstrations of support for protesters in Cuba happening in Florida, there is some worry about if — and how — HB 1 will affect those participating.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Cinco Paul, the co-creator of Schmigadoon!, about the storyline and music of Season 2, which premiered on Apple TV+ on April 5.

The length of the average car loan isn't just creeping up, it's leaping up. Nearly 40 percent of people secure car loans that take more than five years to pay off. The trend has some analysts alarmed.

Hurricane season begins June 1, but the Florida panhandle is still reeling from Hurricane Michael, which made landfall last October and caused an ongoing housing crisis.

Motivated not by God, but by nearly everything else, American author David Downie traveled hundreds of miles on foot across France. He writes about his trek in his new book, Paris to the Pyrenees.

Growing up, Tara Westover had no birth certificate, never saw a doctor and didn't go to school. She writes about her awkward transition into the mainstream in Educated: A Memoir.

In Rawhide Down, journalist Del Quentin Wilber offers new information about the March 1981 day that President Ronald Reagan was shot in Washington, D.C. Wilber and Jerry Parr, the head of Reagan's Secret Service detail at the time of the shooting, speak with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

John Darnielle's novel, Wolf in White Van, is about a man who survives a trauma. The songwriter tells Fresh Air about his difficult childhood and finding shelter in music and the Incredible Hulk.

With vaccines now available for children as young as 5, some school districts are easing up on their mask policies.

A lover of rock of all kinds who loved to belt "Joy to the World" around the kitchen.

Hall of Famer Goose Gossage tore into the MLB and some of its biggest players in a recent interview. Tennis player Maria Sharapova is awaiting her punishment after testing positive for Meldonium.

It was an up and down day at the Olympics. All three of the U.S. women's figure skaters fell or stumbled in the short program, but the U.S. women won their first ever medal in cross-country skiing.