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New books out this week look at everything from pressing political concerns — Original Sin — to perspective-altering riddles about life itself, like in Is A River Alive? and The Book of Records.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Alison Dreith, the director of Hope Clinic in Granite City, Ill., about how the uncertainty of Missouri's last abortion clinic is affecting her patients and staff.

"In fact, we're growing faster outside the [San Francisco] Bay Area than within it," says Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat, a senior vice president of both Google and its parent company, Alphabet.

Writer Julia Keller, who grew up in the state, says she surprised herself when she set her novels there. But riverbanks, convenience stores and abandoned coal mines make for perfect crime scenes.

Oxygen levels, necessary for fish, are up and dangerous phosphorus levels are down in the historically polluted waterway. But a new report points to climate change as a possible wildcard.

The composer and multi-instrumentalist from El Reno, Okla., played blues, bebop, big-band music and free jazz — and sometimes a mix of everything. Rivers also gave other musicians a place to play.

Though police haven't formally identified the victim, they're seeking information on Xavier Thomas, who has been missing since Saturday's attack. Officials say 10 people remain in critical condition.

Storms and damage along California's coast continue with a heavy atmospheric river raining down. San Diego is facing concerns about flooding as rain is expected there through Friday.

Emergency managers across the country are teaching life-saving bleeding control techniques to the public as part of the American College of Surgeons "Stop…

On today's show, we have an update as the Fayetteville City Council discusses the location and additional uses for a new parking deck that would replace…