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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Cedric Richmond, a senior adviser to President Biden, about the administration's efforts to get an ambitious COVID-19 relief bill through Congress.

Mobs in India are lynching minorities. Many accuse the Hindu nationalist government of failing to forcefully condemn the violence. Activists have launched a hate crimes hotline in 100 Indian cities.

Historian Rick Atkinson's new book completes his trilogy on the second world war. He tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that the events of the war may be 70 years in the past, but they're still very much a part of American culture.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Georgia State Senator Butch Miller about the recent voting bill he co-sponsored.

In his new novel Daniel Nayeri fictionalizes his own experience of arriving in Oklahoma as an eight-year-old Iranian refugee and dealing with the difficulties of leaving his home and father behind.

Crumpet the Elf, better known as writer David Sedaris, is back for another holiday visit. Sedaris first read from his Santaland Diaries, about his experience working as an elf at Macy's, 15 years ago. That reading helped launch his career as a novelist, playwright and humorist.

Poet Natalie Diaz — author of Postcolonial Love Poem, which was a finalist for the National Book Award — tells NPR's Michel Martin about some of the listener-submitted poems that caught her eye.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Lin-Manuel Miranda and screenwriter Quiara Alegría Hudes about their new film In the Heights, based off the Tony-award winning musical Miranda created and starred in.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to actress Sharon Gless — of Cagney & Lacey fame — about her new memoir: Apparently There Were Complaints.

Since 2017 the utility has been blamed for more than 30 wildfires that wiped out more than 23,000 homes and businesses and killed more than 100 people.

Building on SB 8 in Texas, some Republican lawmakers are trying a new strategy: pushing bills that would attempt to limit what residents can and can't do even beyond state lines.

Rural Yakima County, east of Seattle, has the most COVID-19 cases per capita among West Coast states. The largely Latino agricultural workforce helped secure the backbone of the local economy.

Florida Disaster Recovery mental health coordinator Sara Newhouse discusses the challenges people face after a disaster and how the Florida Division of Emergency Management is planning to aid in their recovery.

Broward Schools chief Vickie Cartwright's job was on the line during a tense, hours-long meeting on Tuesday. But the school board decided to spare her — and give her 90 days to show improvement.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Regan, administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, about the response after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Investors still view climate change as a serious financial risk. But Republican attacks could have a chilling effect on the kinds of actions they're willing to take to deal with the problem.

Artists in New Orleans and Cuba are exploring their shared heritage and similar sounds, and bringing high school musicians from both places together in a funky cultural exchange.

The promise of the skincare industry – and the celebrities crowding it – is that it's about health, not superficial beauty. But is it?

Cultural grievances were a big part of what drove Trump's election, but Americans across the racial spectrum say their group faces discrimination.

It's the showdown many have been waiting for — the debate between Vice President Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris. Pence needs to right the ship, while Harris has to deflect charges of socialism.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is eyeing a run for president. He's made a national name for himself by taking on culture war topics. So how do Florida voters feel about all this?

Director Michael Moore's latest documentary, Sicko, is an indictment of the U.S. health care system. Melissa Block sizes up Sicko — as entertainment and expose — with film critic Bob Mondello and science correspondent Joanne Silberner.

Crumpet the Elf is back. Actually, it's writer David Sedaris, reminding us what it was like to work as a Macy's elf. We first learned about Sedaris' un-merry Christmas 14 years ago when he read from his Santaland Diaries. Crumpet is back for an encore.

Police say the fight in Montgomery, Ala., last week doesn't meet the criteria for hate crime charges. But video clearly shows how the violence broke down on racial lines, historian Derryn Moten says.

Jonathan Balcombe, author of What A Fish Knows, says that fish have a conscious awareness — or "sentience" — that allows them to experience pain, recognize individual humans and have memory.