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Tuesday night, tennis legend Rafael Nadal played his last professional game. As Spain was knocked out of the Davis Cup, his career came to an end.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Emily Vinson started a new job at a pizza place. She fainted on her first day — and a customer came to the rescue.

The former vice president, who saw Barack Obama win twice on a unifying message, is betting that will win out over anger. Will that be enough for Democrats, who feel they have good reason to be angry?

For too long, Jacob Lentz thinks, certain animals have gotten by on good looks and charm, while more impressive species are ignored by children and stuffed-animal manufacturers. Lentz intends to right this wrong in The Animal Review. See what grades he gave other species.

Despite being the daughter of a child psychologist and self-help author, Jessica Lamb-Shapiro has spent most of her life recoiling from the self-help industry. But eventually, her curiosity got the best of her. She tells Fresh Air about self-help's high- and low-brow iterations and the ways the industry helped her address her fears.

Divorce is a tool, not a weapon, says Karen McNenny, author of a new book on the subject. She explains how to end a marriage while protecting your family and your mental health.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with John Bolton, a national security advisor in President Trump's first term, about U.S. strikes on Iran and differing assessments of their success.

Honey? You awake? The soft glow of a smartphone screen, the caress of sweatpants, a new collection of poems by John Kenney celebrates what happens to romance after years (and years) of marriage.

The poet's latest collection, Fall Higher, was published just days after he received a life-saving heart transplant. Now, Young is on the mend, but his book recalls when he was staring down death.

The new Afghanistan military strategy was unveiled by the Trump administration this week. Historian Max Boot talks to Scott Simon about how different this will be from previous strategies.

16-year-old Iranian Armita Geravand has been in a coma since Oct. 1.

What are the Trump administration's apparent goals in Iran and how likely is it that military force will achieve them? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to the Quincy Institute's Trita Parsi.

A new study has found that the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. had no effect on violent crime in the city. The Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and their numbers are set to double in the coming weeks.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham has paid Republican Gov. Rick Scott's office $1,200 for public records related to 14...

A teenager who took five bullets in the Florida school mass shooting has become the first victim of the Valentine's Day rampage to file a lawsuit.

Federal officials say more than 1.6 million Floridians have signed up for Obamacare or had their coverage automatically renewed since last November.

If you have ever experienced the giddy freedom of a snow day, you are not alone. But while most kids love the days off, is there an impact on academic performance?

LeVar Burton plays a game of Wild Card with Rachel Martin. He talks about his changing definition of success, his mom's influence on him, and why he sees his job as simply being LeVar Burton.

The Facebook executive lost her husband in 2015. She says, "Rather than offer to do something, it's often better to do anything. Just do something specific." Her new book is called Option B.

NPR's A Martinez talks to former State Department official Joel Rubin about NATO's possible response. It's unclear at this point where the Russian-made missile was fired from.

WUSF is following the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition as they bike, hike and kayak from Central Florida through the Panhandle to the Alabama state…

A Manhattan jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records to illegally influence the 2016 election. Trump's sentencing is scheduled for July 11.

It's not just the quintessential corporate jargon word. "Synergy" goes back hundreds of years, with history in Christianity, medicine and psychology.

Rodrigo's spiky "good 4 u" isn't just a breakup song: It inserts her into a tradition of art, including one particularly beloved cult horror film, about the right of teenage girls to get angry.

Miki Sudo of Port Richey was disappointed in her winning total of 39.5 hot dogs, which was nine short of her all-time high.