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'Thank You, America': A Crowdsourced Holiday Poem That's A Blessing To Read

NPR recently wanted to know: What about America are you most thankful for? Our audience answered, and writer Kwame Alexander crafted an epic poem of celebration and gratitude from the replies.

Boy Scouts at Los Angeles National Cemetery prepare a U.S. flag beside the graves of war veterans on May 25, during the annual flag placement ceremony for Memorial Day to honor the fallen.

New Lawsuit Reveals More Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Boy Scouts Of America

A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania this week could be the first in a wave of new sexual assault allegations against the Boy Scouts of America.

In "Solito, Solita," young refugees from Central America tell their own stories

On this edition of Your Call, we’ll hear from young refugees who fled Central American countries in search of safety in the United States. Several of…

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie (center) speaks to media in February in Parkland, Fla., the day after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He is flanked by Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel (left) and Florida Gov. Rick Scott (right).

As Parkland Cases Begin, Duty Of School And Deputy Come Under Scrutiny

The criminal and civil cases related to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are just beginning — and they raise a number of thorny questions about who is responsible for a tragedy.

'Yellowstone' Is A Sophisticated Effort To Create Prestige TV For Rural America

The family drama Yellowstone debuts Wednesday on the newly named Paramount Network. Written by Taylor Sheridan, it stars Kevin Costner as a patriarch who owns a ranch as big as Rhode Island.

President Trump condemned bigotry following the shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, in remarks at the White House on Monday.

'Hate Has No Place' In America, Trump Says After El Paso And Dayton Shootings

President Trump delivered remarks from the White House in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend, one potentially linked to white nationalism.

An electronic voting machines that produces a paper receipt from Election Services & Software. The company is among those bidding to replace all of Georgia's voting machines but close relationships between state officials and ES&S have raised questions about the fairness of the bidding process.

Trips To Vegas And Chocolate-Covered Pretzels: Election Vendors Come Under Scrutiny

Close ties between vendors and election officials are getting extra attention as states plan to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on new voting machines by next year.

Coming up with new strategies to combat preterm birth

Elizabeth Rogers is the Associate Clinical Director of the Intensive Care Nursery of the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. KALW’s Ben Trefny sat down with…

David Beckham's reputation for free kicks and his jaw-dropping good looks have already created fans out of 21-year-olds Casey Rogers (left) and Silvie Langben. They bought $30 Beckham jerseys and went to see their first pro soccer game this week in his honor.

Beckham Comes Kicking; Is America Ready?

David Beckham plays his first game for the L.A. Galaxy Saturday. Tremendous media hype has greeted the soccer star's move from England with his "Posh" wife Victoria and family. Will Beckham fill stadiums and bend Americans into soccer fans?

80 Years Since The Catholic University Of America Vocalized Opposition To The Nazis

80 years ago a group of Catholic priests got together to denounce the night of mass anti-semitic violence in Germany known as "Kristallnacht" live on the radio.

"Owned: A Tale of Two Americas" explores racist housing history

The history of home ownership in the US is a complicated one, but a look at that history can help shed light on why today’s housing economy is the way it…

Straphangers wait for an L Train in New York City as it pulls into the First Avenue station. A bill under consideration might bar New York from replacing these cars with Chinese-made ones.

Congress Mulls Ban On Chinese Trains And Buses. Oh, Come On, Builder Says

A bill would curtail cities' ability to buy transit equipment on economic and national security grounds. The manufacturer says it's all hysteria — plus there are no U.S. builders anyway.

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