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LA is getting a reprieve because Santa Ana winds haven't been as bad recently. But with schools still closed after more than a week of chaos, kids are struggling. Hear more on the latest from LA.

Years after her grandfather's death, Sarah Wildman discovered letters from a young woman he'd left behind in Vienna in the 1930s. So Wildman set out to find her grandfather's true love.

Puerto Rico's Supreme Court may force the island's newly installed governor to step down less than a week after being sworn in.

There is one truth that has endured through the first two years of Donald Trump's presidency: he has kept the support of the core voters who propelled him to the White House. This week on Hidden Brain, we explore two competing perspectives on the motivations of Trump supporters, and what they can tell us about the state of our union.

Florida wants to keep the names of police involved in use-of-force cases hidden, saying they are victims of a crime who deserve privacy protections under state law. Advocates want a court to decide.

The United Auto Workers union once had 1.5 million members. Today, the UAW is down to 380,000 members, and they are in a wide range of industries. More than a quarter work in higher education.

On April 21, 1959, Fidel Castro arrived in New York to a crowd of 20,000 people. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Tony Perrottet about the Cuban leader's historic U.S. visit.

A host of beloved authors have new books hitting shelves this week, including a memoir by humorist Barry, a Mark Twain bio by Chernow and essays by Richard Russo.

Families and family drama have long been fodder for novelists and non-fiction writers.

At least 9,000 people have been forcefully evicted from a riverside community in Nigeria's most populous city, Lagos. Like many waterfront communities across the city, it has faced multiple threats and been targeted by luxury real estate developers.