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The jackpot for the next drawing Monday night remains the world's ninth-largest lottery prize of all time.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Erica Groshen, former head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about employment data and what politicization of the agency could do to future numbers.

Republicans hoped to have a deal to fund parts of the Department of Homeland Security, but those talks are hitting snags.

As political polarization deepens, Sarasota-based nonprofit Conversations Across the Aisle (CATA) brings together people from across the political spectrum for facilitated dinners designed to replace debate with curiosity and understanding.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Paul Begala, the former chief strategist of Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, about the political implications of a verdict in Donald Trump's hush money trial.

Authorities say a Riverview man killed the mother of his children and their daughter, seriously injured their son and set their house on fire.A…

In softcover fiction, Joyce Carol Oates wreaks karmic horror on turn-of-the-century Princeton, and Sebastian Faulks braids five lives in the search for what makes a self. In softcover nonfiction, Elton John tells the story of his crusade for better AIDS treatment, and Bernard Lewis maps the Middle East with a life's worth of anecdotes.

The eclectic approach of Jocie Adams' former band is amply present in her solo debut. Arc Iris showcases Adams' unique singing voice and supports it with cello, banjo, brass and more.

The discovery raises questions about whether Rep. Bruce Hadley Antone was legally eligible to hold office.

Twenty-two-year old Elliot Roger killed six people in a rampage in Santa Barbara, California.It was a rampage predicted by a series of YouTube videos and…

As states begin to reopen, coronavirus cases are on the rise. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with epidemiologist Bill Hanage of Harvard University about the possibility of a fourth wave of the pandemic.

He's appeared in over 100 films and TV shows, but you still might not know his name. In his memoir, The Dangerous Animals Club, actor Stephen Tobolowsky talks about falling in love with comedy — and playing characters who are always on the story's fringes.

We continue our discussion of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: Dream Country with a chat about the second story, "A Dream Of A Thousand Cats," which considers not only the position of cats in society, but the ability of stories to shape reality.

Brooke Nevils was working for NBC at the Sochi Olympics when, she says, she was sexually assaulted by Today Show host Matt Lauer — a claim he denies. Nevils' new memoir is Unspeakable Things.

Women in politics and pop culture are paying tribute to Gloria Steinem after her death at 92. Many called her not only an inspiration but a friend.

As the world focuses on how to address climate change, a school in Los Angeles offers a way to get young people involved in addressing the issue.

NPR's Steve Inskeep remembers the philanthropy of Dolly Parton and speaks with former Dollywood Foundation CEO David Dotson.

President Biden has approved a federal emergency declaration for Mississippi, after a tornado hit four counties killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens of others and destroying countless homes.

Ireland's Golden Shears World Championships has 5,000 sheep so far but a thousand more are needed. So organizers are making farmers an offer.

There's only one health department in Alabama where people can go to be tested for tuberculosis. That's in Perry County, where an outbreak claimed three lives in 2015. For every 100,000 people there, 253 would be infected; normally in Alabama it's only 2.5. Now, health officials are trying to get handle on the disease. But it hasn't been easy, so officials there decided to take a new approach.

Buttigieg has criticized plans that make public college "free for even the kids of millionaires," opening up an argument in the Democratic primary campaign over the role of government.

Trump has ended temporary protected status for nearly 60,000 Hondurans. A Honduran who was deported 18 years ago gives them a preview of what life will be like when they return.

Some people who filled out WUSF's Citizens Agenda say they will vote for candidates pledging to protect access to abortion and other forms of health care.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kenn Crossley, Syria country director for the UN World Food Programme, about the process of getting aid to people in need after the earthquake earlier in February.

Lt. Col. Chris Richardella was one of the officers leading the U.S. Marine Corps at the airport when the Taliban took Kabul in 2021. In the first of a two-part conversation, he recounts that day.