Many victims of Hurricane Helene have become vital volunteers in the ongoing relief efforts in Western North Carolina.

For the first time in about 30 years, a Japanese theater that uses human-sized puppets is performing across the country.

Encampment clean-ups along state highways are helping get unsheltered people into housing, but the state says expanding and ...

On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that key on personal struggles.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with University of Florida Professor Michael McDonald about the high turnout in early voting this election cycle.

A Ukrainian chef has just published an English-language cookbook on his country's cuisine. He says it's an important step to keeping international attention on Ukraine's fight against Russia.

A look back on the life and politics of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a key player for the last several years in the Israel-Gaza conflict.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha about his new collection, "Forest of Noise," and about the conflict in Gaza.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Alia Trabucco Zerán about her new novel, "Clean," which tells the story of a young girl's death, through the eyes of her housekeeper.

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant break down the latest in Major League Baseball playoffs, the WNBA finals and a new hockey season.