Emma Bowman

Shotzy Harrison's dad has spent most of his adult life homeless. Growing up, he was in and out of her life. They reunited in 2013 before he disappeared again — but she hopes she'll see him again.

Lee County, Ala., was hit the hardest after at least two tornadoes reportedly ripped through the state, officials say.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to The Verge's Casey Newton, who reported on the mental health costs to social media content moderators in the U.S., who spend hour after hour monitoring graphic content.

Army veteran Sgt. Mickey Willenbring was injured while serving in Iraq and also developed PTSD. Running a Navajo-Churro sheep farm has helped her cope with the lingering trauma of combat.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is up for an Oscar on Sunday. Co-director Peter Ramsey has been overwhelmed by the emotional response among minorities to the franchise's first non-white protagonist.

The State Department spokesperson says "it is in the best interest of my family to withdraw." In the two months since her nomination was announced, Nauert's credentials have been questioned.

John Bohannon, founder of Science magazine's "Dance Your Ph.D." contest, presents the 2018 winner, Pramodh Senarath Yapa. He won over judges with his choreographic rendition of some chaotic electrons.

Husband and wife Larry and Sharon Adams have spent the past two decades renovating homes in their Milwaukee neighborhood. Their commitment to their community grew out of their own relationship.

Henson tells NPR what she wants for women who look like her. "You can't tell me that a movie that I'm doing about ... black culture is not going to reach other corners of the world," she says.

Maya Altman survived last year's shooting in Parkland, Fla. At StoryCorps, she and her mom, Robyn, reflect on that day and how it has affected them.

Rodger McDaniel grew up to the sounds of his dad's guitar, a memory eclipsed by his dad's addiction. Finding the guitar 25 years after his death helped transform McDaniel's memory of his dad.

The Emmy-winning actor is lesser known for his work writing for children. But he calls his book series, about the adventures and struggles of a dyslexic child, his proudest accomplishment.

The Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots both needed overtime in their conference games to reach the Super Bowl, where they'll meet for the first time in 17 years.

"Losing weight is figuring out something you can live with," says Tommy Tomlinson, author of the new memoir The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America.

In 1963, more than a dozen girls were jailed for about two months in an old, squalid stockade in Georgia for protesting segregation. At StoryCorps, some of them talk about the experience.

Maria is one of nearly 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants who could lose their temporary protected status this year. "[I'm] terrified of missing you growing up," Maria tells her daughter at StoryCorps.

Bayard Rustin was an adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. and the organizer behind the 1963 March on Washington. And though he was gay, his legacy remains little known among many in the LGBTQ community.

The federal judge in Texas issued a stay on the health care law more than two weeks after ruling it unconstitutional due to a recent elimination of a tax penalty on uninsured people.

Grief can be amplified this time of year, whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah. Honoring the memory of late family members helps many NPR listeners and readers process their heartache.

Jeanne Satterfield and Barbara Parham landed in a tight spot after each lost their homes. The two were each other's anchor during a pivotal life transition in a Boston homeless shelter.