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  • New York City subway conductor Paquita Williams (left) and passenger Laura Lane became friends after a two-hour train breakdown.
    Making New Connections On A Trapped Subway Train
    Laura Lane was heading to work when her train got stuck. Conductor Paquita Williams was soon walking through the cars, putting passengers at ease in the darkness. Laura was so impressed with how Paquita handled the two-hour ordeal, she wanted to learn more about her.
  • Connecting With Nature To Reclaim Our Natural 'Birthright'
    Modern society has become adversarial in its relationship to nature, Yale scholar Stephen Kellert argues, having greatly undervalued the natural world beyond its narrow utilty. In his new book Birthright: People and Nature in the Modern World, he tells stories of the environment's effect on us, and ours on it.
  • At Least 4 Arrested In Connection With Spain Attacks
    A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the attacks in northeastern Spain that killed 14 and more than 100. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Fiona Govan of The Local Spain.
  • Francesco Galante leads the Libera Terra, a cooperative of farmers and producers who create food and jobs outside of the Mafia's control.
    The Pizza Connection: Fighting The Mafia Through Food
    In the first installment of the new season of Hidden Kitchens, The Kitchen Sisters explore how Sicilians are reclaiming farmland and providing Mafia-free jobs in a region gripped by corruption.
  • Apple Unveils iPhone 5S And 5C
    Apple has unveiled the latest iPhones — the 5C and 5S — and says they will replace the current iPhone 5. Apple also says its next mobile operating system, iOS 7, will be available free next week.
  • Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton on stage at the presidential debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
    5 Hits And 5 Misses From The Democratic Debate
    From Bernie Sanders' rousing dismissal of Hillary Clinton's email scandal to Jim Webb's awkward moment about an enemy soldier, here's what you may have missed.
  • Florida's jobless rate continued to drop in June
    Florida's Jobless Rate Down To 5.5 Percent
    Florida's unemployment rate continues to follow the national trend, dipping as the summer began. The Sunshine State's jobless mark for June stood at 5.5...
  • South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during the Democratic presidential debate at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta on Wednesday night.
    5 Takeaways From The 5th Democratic Debate
    After a slow start to the fifth Democratic presidential debate, the surging Pete Buttigieg parried attacks on race and his level of experience.
  • House Allocates $5.5 Billion for Port Security
    The House passes a bill spending $5.5 billion to increase security at U.S. seaports. The spotty inspection of cargo arriving by sea has long been a weakness in anti-terror efforts, but the issue gained urgency earlier this year, when an Arab-owned firm tried to purchase operating rights at six U.S. ports.
  • Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu hopes to create job opportunities by investing in African startups. Above: Elumelu, center right, speaks at an entrepreneurship event in July 2015.
    To End Poverty, Billionaire Gives $10,000 To 10,000 Entrepreneurs
    Tony Elumelu made his fortune off banking and real estate. Now he wants to spread the wealth and create jobs by investing in African startups.
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