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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Dance Theatre of Harlem's artistic director Virginia Johnson about a 10 million dollar gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott and what it means for the company's future.

Following years worth of news stories about climate change and drought, books and movies are starting to capture those stories, too. Worlds without water are the settings for quite a few new projects.

Back in 1987, Nancy Cartwright made a risky, last-minute decision during an audition: Instead of trying out for the part of mild-mannered Lisa Simpson, she went for the role of rebellious Bart.

Former PGA Tour player Lee Elder has died at age 87. He was the first Black man to play at the Masters Tournament and meant a lot to the community of Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with science writer Brendan Borrell about a patent feud between Moderna and the federal government over its COVID vaccine — and why it could have implications for the world.

While most Tunisians were glad to see their president dissolve the quarrelsome, ineffective parliament and take extra powers, some worry Tunisia could be repeating a path to dictatorship.

After more than a year of working and living through a pandemic, thousands of workers across the U.S. are striking for better wages, working conditions and benefits.

Meek, the grandchild of a slave and a sharecropper's daughter who became one of the first Black Floridians elected to Congress since Reconstruction, died Sunday. She was 95.

The website MyMilitia makes it easier than ever for people to find armed, far-right paramilitary groups to join. Efforts to take down the site have sputtered.

NPR's Mary Louise talks with Christine Brennan from USA Today about sports and vaccines, as sports leagues everywhere are scrambling to find enough healthy athletes to fill out rosters during omicron.