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Sarah Hepola's memoir Blackout is filled with stories that are both funny and tragic — about how she'd drink to excess, and then try to piece it all together the following day.

NPR speaks with the Economic Policy Institute's Daniel Costa about the large amount of additional funds allocated to ICE in the tax and spending bill and how it might impact immigration enforcement.

Buy-now-pay-later offers are multiplying online. The form of credit has advantages but can also tempt people to spend more than they should.

A two-day conference at Spelman College in Atlanta examines the issue of leadership among women of color. Ed Gordon talks with Beverly Tatum, president of Spelman College, and Jane Smith, executive director of the college's Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, about a recent survey on attitudes about women of color and their leadership abilities.

The launch marks the first reuse of an improved Falcon 9 "Block 5," which includes several upgrades designed to allow SpaceX to quickly refurbish and re-launch the rocket.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic political advisor, Faiz Shakir, about the party's political platform after the wins of this week's primaries.

Youssef was in fifth grade and living in New Jersey when the Twin Towers fell. His new show, #1 Happy Family USA, draws on the experiences of his own Egyptian American family during that tense time.

The director and artist says one of the challenges of writing The First Bad Man was shaping her main character's odd psyche. Then, she says, she realized, "I can always take it back if it's too much."

Everett praises Wyoming, where many of his new stories are set, for being "so sparsely populated." And he says the outdoors aren't dangerous — human voices in the wilderness are far scarier.

J. Ivy says his father grew up in pain and passed that pain on to the next generation. In his new book, he says that forgiveness is an ongoing act — and you must constantly remember to forgive again.

Rookie hockey goalie Mitchell Gibson is trying to make the most of his time in the minor leagues and break into the NHL.

Rental prices have been leveling off across the country, but you wouldn't know that from the official inflation statistics.

The Interests of Foreign Countries law was enacted July 1, restricting foreign purchase or ownership of Florida real estate property for citizens from "countries of concern."

Fighting immigration detention can be expensive and some families now struggle with the financial fallout from the mass deportation campaign.

Fountain House is a clubhouse in Hollywood with a goal of returning its members — who all have serious mental illnesses — to full, functional lives.

Advertising legend and creator of the iconic Nike slogan, "Just do it" Dan Wieden died last week at the age of 77, leaving behind a legacy that changed the industry forever.

With Donald Trump's re-election, millions of federal student loan borrowers are left to wonder if this is the end of the road for President Biden's promises of loan relief.

Billboards in Times Square are inviting New York businesses to relocate to Miami Beach. They're being paid for by a Florida developer who sees the election of Zohran Mamdani as an opportunity to lure residents and businesses south.

City planning meetings are important, but they can be very boring. To encourage input, Boulder, Colorado, is letting the public add photos and other media to an interactive map of changes they want.

Vice President Harris gave her first interview since jumping into the presidential race just a little over a month ago. Here's what we learned.

A conservative-advocacy group is telling Gov. Rick Scott it'll have his back if he vetoes projects crammed into the state budget just before the nearly...

Jennifer Ouellette's book The Physics of the Buffyverse explores the very real principles of science in a not-so-real world: the long-running TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

These three new recipes celebrate these vegetables and honor this season of change.

Author Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel Persepolis has been adapted for screen and opens today. It is the story of her childhood in Iran during the Islamic revolution.

Before his success in the NBA, Caron Butler overcame a rocky youth in the inner city. Drugs and violence nearly derailed him — but, as he writes in a new memoir, he managed a dramatic turnaround.