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In Latino communities across the U.S., bright orange marigolds have become an important flower this time of year, because of the special role they play in Day of the Dead celebrations.

Igor Kirillov, the Soviet newscaster who anchored the USSR's main evening news for three decades, has died at age 89.

A look at the human toll of "frictionless" app delivery in New York City, where the ranks of delivery workers have swelled during the pandemic.

More than 500,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. Dan Hunt remembers his grandfather Joseph Karszen with the song "The Impossible Dream" from the musical Man of La Mancha.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked the state's association of school boards to review and remove any school library books with "pornography or other inappropriate content." It's part of a larger trend.

The rule change is an apparent victory for Norway's female handball team after it was fined for wearing shorts rather than the requisite bikini bottoms over the summer.

The lauded guitarist's career spanned nearly six decades, beginning with an auspicious education in Pennsylvania from a teacher of John Coltrane.

Ed Sheeran performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert surrounded by bookshelves and a host of world-class musicians.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with head of the Environmental Protection Agency Michael Regan about the administration's newly announced plans at the COP26 climate conference to curb methane emissions.

While President Biden has been working with world leaders on the pressing issue of climate change, his domestic plans for more funding still face holdouts.