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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about a bipartisan initiative to invest $1 billion in civics and history education.

Poet Natalie Diaz — author of Postcolonial Love Poem, which was a finalist for the National Book Award — tells NPR's Michel Martin about some of the listener-submitted poems that caught her eye.

Germany's pandemic lockdowns have pushed thousands of small businesses toward insolvency. With a government freeze on insolvency rules soon expiring, some economists worry about what may happen next.

Because you've been programmed to give answers in the form of a question, all the answers in this game are famous phrases that begin with the question "what is."

The co-star of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt talks about playing hilarious and bizarre TV characters, then goes back to his Broadway roots to sing a "sedentary" version of a Guys and Dolls classic.

Everybody knows how to identify state names from the first few letters, but the last ones? What state ends with a "s-i-n"? Bonus trivia: we'll tell you a weird roadside attraction found in each state.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to ban menthol cigarettes, a move the National Medical Association has urged for years. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with the NMA's Dr. Doris Browne.

Many Indians are dying without COVID-19 tests or medical care. Crematoriums are overwhelmed, and scientists say India's real death toll may be many times higher than the official government count.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has announced a new multi-agency effort targeting international organizations that smuggle migrants into the U.S. and have been operating briskly lately.

President Biden and Sen. Tim Scott, who delivered the GOP rebuttal to Biden's address, offered divergent perspectives on race in America that illustrate how politics shape debates over racial issues.