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One pollster says neither party has true control over Florida.

Authors JR and Vanessa Ford's experience with their own child coming out inspired the story of the young transgender protagonist in their new children's book.

India's Hindu nationalists say they've drastically cut crime in Uttar Pradesh, where key elections are underway. Human rights advocates say there's been a spike in police brutality against minorities.

Consumers already have an abundance of choice when it comes to entertainment and news subscriptions. But analysts say it's still early days for all the digital subscription offerings we'll have to pay for.

Gov. Jared Polis' controversial commutation follows a pressure campaign by the Trump administration to free Tina Peters, an ex-county official who was convicted of tampering with election equipment.

With Mitt Romney's win in the Michigan primary, the Republican race still has no clear front-runner. Slate.com's John Dickerson discusses what to expect in Nevada and South Carolina.

The Democratic debate in Pennsylvania was the worst debates ever according to some, while others say it was necessary to break down matters of "character." Slate.com XX Factor writers Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin offer their take on the discussion.

The author Chibundu Onuzo reflects on her older brother's path to success after leaving the U.K. for their native Nigeria — and wonders whether she should consider joining him.

Americans visiting a Mexican resort city share what they're seeing and experiencing following the killing of a powerful cartel leader.

The former U.S. poet laureate says he can't write poetry any more, but still has some prose in him. In a new book, Essays After Eighty, he considers his art, his beard and his experience growing old.

Akwaeke Emezi's debut novel follows the spiritually receptive student, Ada. The author pulls from her own experience with what she says "is like a cloud of selves that are shifting."

The author of The Color Purple has released a new book of poems. Written in English and translated into Spanish, it's called Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart.

Leah Vincent grew up an ultra-Orthodox Jew. Her family cut her off when she was 16, after she was caught sending letters to a boy. Vincent shares her journey outside the faith in her memoir.

Every April, for National Poetry Month, we ask listeners to submit poems via Twitter and TikTok. We share a few submissions that caught our attention.

Once a mermaid, always a mermaid. A group of women in their 70s recently visited the Florida springs where they once performed as mermaids to see if they still had the magic.

The Passover story is about displacement and the search for a promised land. For Ukrainian Jews this Passover, the story has special resonance as the holiday finds them scattered across the world.

Right-leaning states moved to make ballot measures tougher to pass after success of voter initiatives on abortion rights, marijuana and Medicaid expansion. That's led to pushback from state lawmakers.

An expiring tax credit that has reduced the cost of insurance premiums for ACA plans is at the heart of the showdown in Congress that has led to the federal government shutdown.

Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras speaks with All Things Considered host Scott Detrow about the TV host who helped Tex-Mex music transcend borders.

The Supreme Court has issued an order that keeps the abortion drug mifepristone available through telehealth prescriptions -- for now.

From her late-night talk show on E! television to her best-selling memoirs Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang and Are You There, Vodka? It's Me Chelsea to her brand-new publishing imprint, Chelsea Handler has created a brand that larger audiences are starting to trust.

Florida House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell also criticized the DeSantis administration's decision to block an advanced placement high school course in African American studies.

The case, brought by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees, is intended to block the administration's efforts to dismantle USAID.

Every week, advocate Bob Perske visits Richard Lapointe, a mentally disabled man serving a life sentence for raping and killing an elderly woman. Freeing Lapointe is a long shot, Perske admits, but one he's counting on. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports.

As the next round of Major League Baseball playoffs begins, no team appears to be having more fun than the Philadelphia Phillies.