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As U.S. health insurance costs rise, some companies are paying for all of their workers' premiums. It's a big expense — but they say it pays off.

Director Richard Linklater and actor Ethan Hawke discuss their new film Blue Moon, which focuses on one fateful night toward the end of lyricist Lorenz Hart's life.

"Free buses" is one of the big ideas that helped Zohran Mamdani win the Democratic mayoral primary in New York City. But the track record in cities that have stopped collecting fares is mixed.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ned Price, a former State Department official and CIA intelligence analyst, about President Trump's recent rhetoric about striking Venezuela.

A last-minute intervention ensured the military was paid despite the government shutdown, but military families remain anxious as the shutdown drags on without a long-term solution.

The acknowledgement of covert action in Venezuela comes after the U.S. military in recent weeks has carried out a series of deadly strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean.

Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that ongoing violence in the capital of Haiti has forced it to permanently close its Port-au-Prince emergency care center, a city now 90% controlled by gangs.

On today’s show: We give you a peek into the upcoming Flor Y Canto Literary Festival in the San Francisco Mission.

A conversation exploring how U.S. presidents have shaped the Middle East, often unleashing instability and conflict along the way.

Just over a year ago, we dared ask such questions as "What is it going to take before Congress will take up fair and just immigration reform." Since that time, the situation has worsened. In the two weeks since Part I of this series aired, the paradigm has shifted, and not for better.It was foreseeable that political leaders would use immigration as the wedge issue to divide the people of this country; however, federalizing the National Guard and sending in the military perhaps less so. Tonight, we again ask: Isn't the fight for immigrant and refuge rights a forgotten part of the fight for racial justice?Tonight, YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, and tonight's co-host, David Bigeleisen, are joined by USF Professor, Lawyer and activist Bill Hing, author of Humanizing Immigration: How to Transform Our Racist and Unjust System.Questions for Jeff, David and their guest? Please call (866) 798-8255.

San Francisco Supervisor Chyanne Chen is introducing amendments to Mayor Lurie’s family zoning plan. KALW's Anna Casalme has more.

Today, how both healthcare workers and patients navigate the unknown. Then, we hear from a local actor who was recently nominated for a Tony Award.