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For NPR's College Podcast Challenge, one student discusses her complicated relationship with her Catholic faith, and shares advice for other young people asking the same big questions in life.

Federal agents in Portland shot and wounded two people, one day after the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by immigration agents, raising questions about the frequency of such events and the training of federal law enforcement officers.

More than 500 people have been killed in recent anti-government protests in Iran, and more than 10,000 have been arrested, according to a United States-based rights group.

Many of the people being caught up in President Trump’s ongoing mass deportation campaign are immigrants who’ve spent decades living in the U.S.

In Savings and Trust, historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman's Bank, which was created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War. Originally broadcast Nov. 7, 2024.

As this year's ceremony hopes to recover from last year's epic envelope mix-up, Hollywood's big night also arrives amidst the #MeToo movement. Also, is the Academy's diversity push finally paying off?

State health officials reported 11,615 COVID-19 cases, Wednesday, for a total of 1,601,011 infections.The Florida Department of Health also reported 142 coronavirus-related deaths, Jan. 20, increasing the statewide death toll to 24,965 fatalities since the start of the pandemic.

In the Barbershop, NPR's Michel Martin takes up the issue of free speech with Michelle Goldberg of the New York Times, Philip Klein of the Washington Examiner and journalist Jeff Yang.

Ari Berman of Mother Joneswarns that a Republican strategy to tighten access to the ballot box could have a major impact on the 2018 elections. "It could be tainted by voter suppression," he says.

In the convention host cities of Milwaukee and Charlotte, people are wondering: As much as they wanted to host these events, is the price too high in terms of residents' exposure?