Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and playwright Jules Feiffer has died at 95
Satirical cartoonist, playwright and screenwriter Jules Feiffer has died at the age of 95. He was the illustrator of the children's classic "The Phantom Tollbooth."
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pardoning 175,000 marijuana convictions
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Gov. Wes Moore about absolving people convicted of cannabis-related crimes, in what he calls “the most sweeping state level pardon in any state in American history.”
Kansas lawmakers will consider tax cuts during their special session
Kansas' Republican-led Legislature is pushing for tax cuts. But critics worry about repeating the failed tax cuts from 2012 that blew holes in the state’s budgets for years.
It was another day in court for a U.S. military serviceman who faces charges in Russia
Staff Sergeant Gordon Black is on trial in Russia. He was stationed in South Korea and was about to return to the U.S. when he decided without authorization to enter Russia to see his girlfriend.
How people in India's capital city of New Delhi are coping with the heat
Since mid-April, heat waves have been baking in India, the world's most populous nation. The vulnerable are struggling to cope.
The highest density of Michelin-starred restaurants in the U.S. is in Washington, D.C.
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema about Washington, D.C., being a world-class city for foodies.
Fans donate to the sick animal that was the model for Donkey in 'Shrek'
The loquacious donkey in the "Shrek" franchise is actually based on a real live animal, who is now 30 years old and racking up medical bills.
50% of U.S. military bases are in a health care desert, NPR probe finds
An ongoing NPR investigation into military health care reveals that four out of 10 U.S. military bases are located within a federally designated health care desert.
U.S. Supreme Court overturns federal ban on gun bump stocks
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Georgetown Law professor and legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union David Cole about the Supreme Court's decision to overturn a ban on gun bump stocks.
