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A rise in anti-Muslim hate crimes made comedian Zahra Noorbakhsh uneasy about performing live. Then she remembered a childhood experience that helped her regain her footing.

Author Jeff Goodell says that American cities are under threat from extreme weather, rising sea levels and lax enforcement of environmental regulations. His new book is The Water Will Come.

The White House's estimate of gains for the average American family rests on a lot of assumptions and is disputed by economists on the right and left alike.

The violence includes "some of the most awful crimes we have ever seen," including beheadings and cutting children's throats, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein tells NPR.

A new Pew poll finds that while there are still two major parties in America, there are stark divisions within each.

A chemical industry insider now has a top job at the EPA and is rolling back rules on toxic chemicals. Is safety being compromised?

The queen of East Nashville talks about her new album, All American Made, working with Willie Nelson and what it was like to record at the legendary Sun Studios.

The Pentagon is investigating how four soldiers on a reconnaissance mission in Niger were ambushed. Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Tom Bowman and retired Army Brigadier General Donald C. Bolduc.

A video of a school resource officer throwing a student sparked a national debate about race, discipline and the role of law enforcement in schools.

The unassuming, 45-year-old Sergio Moro has jailed many of Brazil's rich and powerful, formerly presumed unimpeachable. Moro plays down accolades but some want him to run for president.