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Library of Congress archivist Joe Hickerson has died at 89. For decades, he worked to preserve America's collection of folk music and served as director of the library's American Folklife Center.

President Trump has tapped his attorney, Jason Greenblatt, to help him negotiate the "ultimate deal" for Israeli-Palestinian peace. We look at whether he can succeed where many others have failed.

On July 12, 1967, a rumor that police had beaten a black cabdriver to death triggered five days of looting and rioting in Newark, N.J. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka talks with Steve Inskeep.

When children ride on their parent's shoulders, a new helmet lets them steer. It vibrates to show which direction they want to go.

In NPR's Elise Tries series, correspondent Elise Hu tries out different experiences in East Asia. In rapidly aging Japan, an edible innovation is helping seniors enjoy meals without fear of choking.

As famine plagues Gaza, NPR exclusive reporting looks at the U.S. role in the humanitarian crisis. Many former officials NPR interviewed share a common refrain: Did we do enough to prevent this?

NPR reporters have uncovered some of the tensions within the Biden administration as the U.S. responded to Israel's war in Gaza.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison about Wednesday's mass shooting at a Catholic church and school in Minneapolis.

Donald Trump Jr. said in an interview with Fox News that "in retrospect," he would have done things differently when meeting with a Russian lawyer last year.

Tensions are escalating between the U.S. and Russia and there's another shakeup in the president's cabinet. David Brooks of the New York Times and E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution join NPR's Ari Shapiro to discuss the week in politics.