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Ari Shapiro speaks with host Maria Garcia, whose childhood on the U.S.-Mexico border informs the show's storytelling about the late queen of Tejano music.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with small business owners about how raising the minimum wage would affect them.

President Biden visited the State Department on Thursday. He announced a new envoy for Yemen and attempted to boost morale for the department and show support for Secretary Antony Blinken.

Some people made a pile of money off GameStop's wild ride before the bottom fell out. Others will take big losses. What are the lessons from the recent market mayhem for everyday investors?

Not everyone gets tested. A new model estimates how many infections are missed because of this and how many people are actively shedding the virus. The results lend urgency to the vaccine race.

The state of Wyoming, the country's largest coal producer, is the site of the Carbon XPrize in which entrepreneurs compete to capture carbon and turn it into commercial products.

The NFL announced it will require players who are on the field to "stand and show respect for the flag and anthem." This comes after months of debate that started as protests against police brutality.

Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown says he plans to sue after being hit with a stun gun by Milwaukee police, who confronted him over a possible parking violation.

During his tenure, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper presided over a tumultuous time for the intelligence community. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Clapper about his new book, Facts and Fears, and what he sees as the future of the intelligence community.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with North Korean official Kim Yong Chol in New York Thursday ahead of a possible summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The U.S. will impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum from the European Union, Canada and Mexico. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire about reaction in France.

Author Pamela Druckerman says she's reached a "now-or-never phase of life." Her new book There Are No Grown-Ups is a coming-of-age story — for people whose age is 40.

The Mormon Church is celebrating 40 years since black men were allowed into the priesthood, but this anniversary comes at a time of heightened racial sensitivity for many church members.

The National Park Service announced Wednesday that it has found a permanent home for the cremains that had been left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It has arranged for a veterans group to have them interred at a cemetery in Virginia.

The Super Bowl parade at Disney is off this year because of the pandemic, but two of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ star players are still planning on visiting Mickey.

The Senate impeachment trial starts Tuesday. Former President Donald Trump's lawyers argue it is "political theater," while the impeachment managers work to prove he incited an insurrection.

The lawsuit contends that a Miami Beach deli worker was infected in late March by another employee who came to work with COVID-19.

A growing number of schools are offering training for emotional and social skills that can benefit kids in school and throughout their life.

Philip Roth talked with former All Things Considered host Robert Siegel many times over the years. Here Roth discusses some of his thoughts on his writing process. Roth died Tuesday at 85.

Congressional investigators say hundreds of millions of dollars of fentanyl is coming into the U.S. by mail. But why is it so hard to stop?

Some of the nation's top Olympic officials face tough questioning in Congress Wednesday. The sexual abuse of young athletes and their coaches is leading to some changes.

The latest mass school shooting in Texas rekindles a debate over gun storage laws, after it was revealed the alleged shooter used his father's guns. The National Rifle Association also favors tightening how owners handle guns, but actual laws and regulations are a mixed bag.

Philip Roth, one of the country's most celebrated writers, has died at 85. Roth was known for work that was funny, often gross, and deeply connected to his Jewish roots. He won numerous awards, and was often talked about as a contender for the Nobel prize.

Florida lawmakers will deal with the pandemic’s impact on education when they reconvene in Tallahassee in March. Among the issues: a steep drop in student attendance, growing concerns about learning losses and a Republican effort to consolidate the state’s school choice programs.

President Trump issued a full pardon for conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza Wednesday. D'Souza pleaded guilty in 2014 to making illegal campaign contributions. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Mark Osler, a former federal prosecutor, who now runs a commutation clinic at the University of St. Thomas Law School, about the decision.