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NPR's Scott Simon talks to the former football star Jackie Wallace and photojournalist Ted Jackson about their friendship, which they documented in a new book, You Ought To Do A Story About Me.

The Catalan parliament met in Barcelona after another day of political chaos in the fight between the Spanish government and secessionists pursuing independence for Catalonia.

Israel says it has accepted a cease-fire proposal put forward by Egypt to end hostilities with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. What's still not clear are the intentions of Hamas.

The eruption of Kilauea on Hawaii's Big Island is causing local devastation, but it is an exciting research opportunity for volcanologists.

Entrepreneur Keitra Bates is opening a shared commercial kitchen to help keep culinary traditions alive on the city's gentrifying Westside.

An ex-Palestinian intelligence chief and an attorney filed complaints against the Palestinian Authority after an anonymous document alleged the government tapped their calls for the U.S. spy agency.

A U.S.-funded conservation project is shoring up the brick walls of the ancient city. The hope is that Babylon will qualify for UNESCO World Heritage status.

This week, we're listening back to some favorite Fresh Air interviews from the past decade. Terry Gross spoke to Miranda in 2017 about how his "mixed tape" musical came together.

In Boston, the thinking is that play, student-led activities and lots of choices work just as well for older kids. Plus, it keeps the gains kids make in preschool from fading later on.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Bob Carey, former director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, about how federal authorities track undocumented minors once they're released to families, and why stories about 1,474 "missing" children may be misleading.

After years of price hikes, the cost of the average Affordable Care Act policy is dropping across the U.S. Competition among insurers has increased as the political uncertainty starts to settle down.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set a new precedent that will ease the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch. Lawmakers are also reacting to President Trump's airstrikes in Syria.