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Spoken word poet Sarah Kay imagines what it would like to raise a child in a world of happiness, heartache, and everything in between.

Kakenya Ntaiya tells the story of challenging ingrained traditions, insisting on continuing school, and becoming the first girl to leave her Maasai village for college.

Following an NPR investigation, the Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance to state and county officials that lets them stop charging parents whose children are placed in foster care.

To navigate through the world, we give the physical things around us names. Sometimes the sound of the words themselves delights the ear; and for commentator Brian McConnachie, that's enough of a reason to marvel.

From Broadway to Sesame Street, Kristen Chenoweth has tackled a wide range of roles, genres and media. Now, she tells her own story in her autobiography, A Little Bit Wicked.

In a YouTube video, the science communicator and author announced that he's recently been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Terrence Bennett of Upper Black Eddy, PA, and NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The Las Cruces Railroad Museum, 351 N Mesilla St, will celebrate its 10th annual Train Day event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29. This year, the…

The owner of Swett, S.D. — population 2 — put the whole town on the market last week. By "whole" we mean 6 acres, including a bar, a workshop, three trailers and a single house.

The singer-songwriter brings a handful of searing cuts from her sophomore album, GUTS, to the Tiny Desk.