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The trials for rappers Young Thug and Lil Durk have dominated headlines and while the cases are different, lyrics being used against them in the courtroom is the commonality.

Why do some friendships survive for decades, while others fade away? NPR Life Kit host Marielle Segarra has tips on how to maintain long-lasting friendships, even in the busy seasons of our lives.

Mayor Castor's proposal drew scorn from representatives of local groups who attended the meeting and wanted more money put towards housing.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with former federal prosecutor Leslie Caldwell about the federal investigation into former President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Striking Hollywood screenwriters are still being creative and making funny, topical videos for the Internet. The videos make their argument for being paid when their work is online and in other new media. Their work is giving them an edge in the contract dispute with production studios.

The crisis in Darfur points to the need for a new way to prevent genocide and other human-rights abuses says commentator Joe Loconte. Two years ago, the United Nations reported on the reign of terror in Darfur, but it's taken until now for peace accords to be signed. Loconte says that a new policy, based on the Christian "just war" tradition, should be developed to use force to prevent genocide.

Saudi Arabia's first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight. The crew will spend just over a week there before returning home.

Theodore John Conrad made off with $215,000 — or around $1.7 million in 2021 dollars — when he robbed the bank where he worked as a teller in 1969, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

Kanye West has made stumbling rollouts, toxic comments and blown deals his calling card. But at the launch for his new album Vultures 1, it's clear there's one place where his magnetism hasn't faded.

A Minnesota-based rapper who performs as Nur-D shares what it was like to be tackled and detained by federal troops at a protest site in Minneapolis on Saturday.

Performers are on strike against major video game companies, and AI is the sticking point. Here’s how game development has evolved since early animation.

As Black History Month comes to a close, StoryCorps takes a look back at 19-year-old Alton Yates. His role as a volunteer on the effects of high speeds on the human body helped send humans into space.

Two friends with opposing viewpoints talk about the strain the COVID-19 pandemic put on their relationship and how they can move forward.

Millions of babies have been born in this year of the coronavirus crisis. We asked photojournalists to introduce us to some of the new arrivals — and share the hopes and fears of their parents.

Inside Congress, lawmakers describe an institution under strain from polarization and constant pressure.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with writer and audiobook narrator Julia Whelan about what it was like bringing her own profession to the pages of her new novel Thank You For Listening.

On a recent Tuesday, the weekly produce market co-op at the Woodbrook Estates mobile home community in Lakeland was bustling. Boxes of fresh tomatoes,…

The Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo was absent from Friday's award ceremony. China boycotted the event and encouraged a number of other countries to do the same.

Amber Scorah was a Jehovah's Witness and a missionary in China when she began to harbor doubts about the apocalypse. Disavowed by nearly everyone she knew, her memoir is a tale of starting over.

With shipments through the Strait of Hormuz stalled after the Iran war began, fertilizer shortages are deepening across India.

Sometimes a son isn't a chip off the old block, and a mother isn't anything like her daughter. Straight parents have gay kids; hearing parents have deaf kids; and autistic kids are born to parents who don't have autism. In a new book, Andrew Solomon looks at how families cope with their differences.

The small tourism-dependent community of Estes Park, Colo., had a tough tourist season this year due to fires, flooding and the government shutdown. The resulting tourism decrease has also affected the town's hospital, where the cost of keeping staffing at normal levels comes at a higher cost these days.

Pam Grier, the blaxploitation sex symbol from the 1970s, now plays a straight character in the Showtime lesbian drama The L Word. Grier talks Farai Chideya about the show, which is about to start its fourth season.

Swift's The Tortured Poets Department has been the biggest album in the country for 12 consecutive weeks, the longest run atop that chart of her career.

On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Author Ocean Vuong reflects on what his mother taught him about storytelling.