Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
ISIS Increasingly Recruiting Children To Carry Out Terrorist Acts
Last Sunday in Iraq a young teenage boy was captured before he could detonate an explosive belt on behalf of ISIS. Linda Wertheimer talks to terrorism expert John Horgan about the group's recruitment.
Maryland Explosion Highlights Tenous Immigrant Journey Of Upward Mobility
Many of the people affected by the explosion at an apartment complex in Silver Spring, Md., were Latino immigrants — people trying to climb the social and economic ladder.
Wisdom From YA Authors On Leaving Home: Jacqueline Woodson
For our series "Next Chapter," the author of the award-winning YA novel "Brown Girl Dreaming" talks about how going to a largely white college made her aware of her blackness in a new way.
Now In Its 12th Year, Brooklyn Festival Carries Momentum For Afropunk Movement
The movement continues to push the boundaries on music and fashion as art, setting the standard for what many would define as cool. Editors note: At 2:04 into this piece there is a bleeped expletive.
Trump And Clinton Mudslinging Ensues, As Trump Sends Mixed Messages On Immigration
Linda Wertheimer and Domenico Montenaro look at the past week in politics: Trump and Clinton traded accusations of bigotry and racism, while Trump continued to struggle to define his immigration plan.
Crossword Enthusiast's Sleuthing Leads To Flirty Twitter Fight With NYTimes Crossword
When a frequent crossworder noticed a hidden message in the New York Times crossword puzzle, he began an epic Twitter quarrel that got romantic, and a little bit sexy.
America's First Floating Post Office Delivers To Sailors
In an age of email and instant messaging, there's one group that still needs letters and packages hand-delivered: sailors. The U.S. Postal Service is ready to serve them with a mobile post office.
Sunday Sports Roundup
The most important player in all of sports? The quarterback, says Mike Pesca of The Gist, who tells Linda Wertheimer why.
Ed Sanders, Author Of Manson Family Biography, To Sell Massive Archive
Sanders wrote the definitive book on the Manson Family ("The Family.") He's currently working on a book about Robert Kennedy. He's decided to sell the assembled work on which he's based his research.
Friendly, Delicious Rivalry Surrounding Jollof Rice
West Africa's signature dish is jollof, a rice entree to which many countries in the region lay claim. NPR's Ofeibea Quist Arcton explains the culinary wars.