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In Cape Verde, a small island nation off West Africa, World Cup qualification is transforming dreams on and off the pitch for young soccer players.

What can academia learn from Jason Arday's rise and fall? Atlantic staff writer and former academic Tyler Austin Harper weighs the questions his story left behind.

In an age of fast fashion, author Eve Schaub wanted to go back to basics by growing a dress in her backyard. She's been working on her linen dress for over a year and still has a ways to go.

The Iranian regime has dismissed President Trump's threats to crush Iran economically, saying that years of U.S. sanctions have failed.

Puerto Rico's government will begin rationing water on Friday as the island copes with its worst drought in more than a decade.

Puerto Rico's government will begin rationing water on Friday as the island copes with its worst drought in more than a decade.

President Obama says Afghanistan is not Vietnam, but some are arguing that we're facing a "Vietnam moment" there. Steve Coll, author of Ghost Wars, and Neil Sheehan, author of A Bright Shining Lie, talk about the parallels between the two wars, and the path ahead.

About 100 prosecutors across Ohio violated standards meant to protect a defendant's civil rights in criminal trials, an investigation by NPR and its reporting partners found. Some did so repeatedly.

Morning Edition provided 30 minutes of special news coverage including Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick's news conference. Mass transit service in the Boston area was suspended Friday morning. Drivers were being told to stay off the streets in Watertown. Businesses there were told not to open. Boston city officials asked residents to "please go home" and not congregate at bus stops or other places.

An exclusive excerpt from Anne Tyler's new novel (out on April 3), the story of a grieving widower who is comforted by his wife's visits from beyond the grave.