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Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter died at his home in New Hampshire Thursday. He was 85.

Joe Maslanka moved to Collegeville, Penn., in 1971, bought a local bar, kicked out the biker gang that hung out there and moved in upstairs. His family visited StoryCorps for a remembrance.

Poet Nikki Giovanni plays a game of Wild Card. She tells Rachel Martin why she's fascinated with space, how she doesn't think about her legacy, and what she's afraid of.

It's not unusual to get in a cab and find a paperback novel on the seat next to the driver. What makes Jack Clark's cab different is that he's both the driver and the author. Clark is a Chicago cab driver who's been driving for 30 years — and written three mystery novels.

In their first full action of the 2019 legislative session, Florida lawmakers — many of them grudgingly — ceded to a demand by Gov. Ron DeSantis and...

After Steve Jobs was diagnosed with cancer, he asked Walter Isaacson to write his biography. The new book tells the personal story of the man behind the personal computer — from his childhood in California to his thoughts on family, friends, death and religion.

County jail officers will serve warrants and transfer inmates accused of violating immigration law.

Governor Rick Scott is telling the Florida Board of Governors he doesn't support the tuition increases being asked for by the state's universities.Scott…

Trump says he's determined to build a border wall and will shut down the government unless Congress pays for it. Steve Inskeep talks to Ohio Rep. Warren Davidson on the possibilities for a compromise.

Even if you aren't in the holiday spirit, decorating the tree and making Christmas cookies can trigger feel-good hormones.

Americans love olive oil — and import 95% of it. But tariffs are making it harder for Europeans to sell it to Americans.

Americans have lost their mobility, the thing that once made the country distinctive, open and prosperous, writes Yoni Appelbaum in his new book, Stuck. He spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

NPR's podcast Invisibilia explores the stakes of your online identity. It's a question that comes up a lot in everyday life. And lately, in the courts.

The centenarian co-founder of Colorado's first Black ski club has died. Val Tanaka is being remembered for sharing the joy of skiing with everyone, regardless of race.

Nick Bain, 17, was in class one day when he calculated that only "2 1/2 to three hours" was actually useful instruction. So he decided to go out on his own to learn.

Biologist and Harvard professor Edward O. Wilson has spent his lifetime making scientific discoveries and writing award-winning, best-selling books on science. His new book, inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, gives advice gleaned from his career in science.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Amy Lee, lead singer of the band Evanescence, about their new album, Sanctuary.

If your social calendar is burning a hole in your wallet, there are steps you can take to spend less while maintaining good relationships.

The Alaska Republican sat down with All Things Considered host Juana Summers to discuss her memoir, her thoughts on Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill and the future of democracy.

Government data indicates that Americans aren't throwing dinner parties as much as they used to, but there are good reasons to host them — and ways to ease the pressures of hosting.

In R.J. Palacio's new novel, a middle-schooler with a facial deformity struggles to fit in. Raquel Jaramillo, the author behind the pen name, says she found it more interesting to write about teens being kind than about teens being mean.

The ManhattAnt has become the dominant ant species in the Big Apple, and scientists aren't sure why.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Salah Sarsour, who was detained by ICE and later released after a federal judge found he had a "substantial" First Amendment retaliation claim.

Tampa Bay, which went into the break on a 19-1-1 run, has nine players in Milan plus coach Jon Cooper, who leads Canada. Jake Guentzel is representing the Bolts on Team USA, which begins play Thursday.

In 1969, an 11-year-old white girl and a young, African American woman disappeared and died in Baltimore. The two cases were treated very differently by the media — and inspired Lippman's new novel.