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NPR's Scott Simon offers his thoughts on why the value of baseball cards shouldn't be measured in dollars.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine about Wine's claims the ruling regime is abducting dissidents.

The 2016 election turned many lives upside down, including the characters in Ali Benjamin's new novel, The Smash-Up. NPR's Scott Simon asks Benjamin about her portrait of a family in upheaval.

George Floyd, 46, will be laid to rest Tuesday in his hometown of Houston. Floyd's death, while in police custody in Minneapolis two weeks ago, has sparked an international outcry and protests.

NPR's David Greene talks to the Lawson brothers, Ortierre, Terai and DJD, all friends of the late George Floyd. They also want people to understand what it's like to be a black man in America.

A surveillance camera shows the panda crawling up a metal pole and skirting an electrical fence. He managed to roam the park, but zookeepers safely caught him before they opened to the public.

Many people are struggling with insomnia like never before. Specialists explain why these times put an extra strain on our ability to get needed rest — and what to do about it.

Theaters closed due to the coronavirus pandemic are struggling to get work to the public. Some are doing plays for podcast, others are turning what would have been stage works into audio drama.

Because of COVID-19 lockdowns it appears more people are finding time to write. Literary agents are seeing more stories related to pandemics and viruses being submitted for them to review.

The customer sent 100 sandwiches per day from Bill's Cafe to Naples Community Hospital which is right across the street. Those delivery orders brought in $40,000 over the course of eight weeks.