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With wit and subtle anecdote, Sayed Kashua explores the meaning of identity, prejudice and everyday life as an Arab-Israeli newspaper writer living in Jerusalem.

Once Morris Robinson dreamed of fame on the football field. Now, he's moving audiences across the world with the power of his voice, and changing the face of opera.

The leaking well near Porter Ranch, Calif., has been spewing methane gas into the air for months now. The company already faces civil suits; now, prosecutors are filing misdemeanor criminal charges.

At Wednesday's hearing, lawyers for the convicted murderer presented an alibi witness, Asia McClain, and attacked inconsistencies in the state's case in the hopes the judge will order a new trial.

The CDC reported the first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus in the U.S. related to the current outbreak. It's happened before. Here's what we know about how the virus could move between people.

Host Marc Steiner discusses our cities from Flint to Baltimore, looking at clean water, environmental racism, and infrastructure. With: Dr. Lawrence…

The second episode of Baltimore: The Rise of Charm City takes you through 124 years of black newspaper history at the offices of the AFRO American…

On Wednesday, in the first visit to an American mosque of his presidency, Obama thanked Muslim-Americans for their service to their communities and said Americans "can't be bystanders to bigotry."

That's in light of the recent decision to lift restrictions on women in all combat positions. The two military leaders made the remarks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.

Veteran Philadelphia prosecutor Robert Zauzmer is heading up a key priority in the final year of Obama's presidency. He tells NPR he has seen too many unfair sentences levied for low-level offenders.