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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to comedian Aparna Nancherla about her return to the stage with her first full-length comedy special, Hopeful Potato, and the mental health challenges that kept her away.

This year, 48 people are expected to be executed in the U.S. Meanwhile, fewer new death sentences are being issued, and public support for the death penalty is at its lowest point in over 50 years.

Walshe said his wife left town for a work emergency in January 2023. Investigators found items like a hacksaw, bloody rugs and her COVID vaccine card in dumpsters — and chilling searches on his devices.

iRobot, the U.S. firm that had robots vacuuming homes, will be taken over by its China-based supplier. It's assuring owners that devices will keep working as usual.

Critic Martin Johnson says DeJohnette, who died Oct. 26, was one of the greatest jazz drummers of the past 60 years. He played with a range of musicians, including Miles Davis and Bill Evans.

Smith was 25 in 2000 when she published her critically acclaimed first novel. Now 50, her latest collection of essays, Dead and Alive, reflects on middle age, climate change and generational gaps.

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner, were found dead in their home on Sunday.

Have you talked with loved ones about what that caregiving will look like?

All summer long, KALW is airing one-hour episodes of Not Born Yesterday, a show that explores the joys and challenges of getting older with experts in the field.

The tune crooned by Bing Crosby is still one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time. It's endured as a favorite — despite a complicated and controversial history.

Officials are investigating the death of the Hollywood director as a homicide.

Today we’ll meet the Haitian pastor trying to advise his flock in these uncertain times. Then Oakland’s first Haitian restaurant serves up some hearty, braised goodness.