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Oklahoma's governor waited until the day of Emmanuel Littlejohn's execution to announce whether he would grant the prisoner clemency. Littlejohn spoke to NPR.

Trump has slapped 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico — and an additional 10% tax on Chinese goods. Americans are likely to see higher prices on a wide variety of products as a result.

NPR's Scott Simon recounts the heroic actions of a Chicago bus driver and his passengers, who saw buildings on fire at 2 a.m. and raced to warn residents.

The Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s musical about three friends received seven Tony nominations. We talk with director Maria Friedman, who was a friend of Sondheim's, and actor Jonathan Groff.

The new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday. The judge said the law is "unconstitutional on its face."

Abortion restrictions, taxes and everyday issues are among the laws Kansas Republicans have imposed through their "supermajority" in the Legislature. Democrats aim to end its reign.

Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food is a love letter to Kattan's boyhood home — and the scents and flavors that made it a special place to learn how to cook.

To remove potentially offensive names, a birding society said it would rename birds originally named after people. Since many birders resisted the change, it will be a topic at their annual meeting.

Whitworth, who died March 8, worked at The New Yorker from 1966 to 1980, as both a writer and editor, and later served as editor-in-chief of The Atlantic Monthly. Originally broadcast in 2001.

Labor unions have been active in the presidential campaign this cycle, but the Teamsters -- a large, prominent union -- says it won't endorse either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. Why?

Polling by Latino civil rights and advocacy organization UnidosUS suggests exit polling data may not show the full picture, senior vice president Eric Rodriguez tells Morning Edition.

Many music lovers consider Ives, who died in 1954, to be the first truly great American composer. A new recording by pianist Donald Berman is a major addition to the Ives discography.