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NPR reporter Jason Beaubien talks about his trip to Ghana to report on river blindness — and how a farmer who lost his vision is still able to weed his garden.

March 21 is especially popular — it's got five "international days," from World Poetry Day to International Day of Forests.

Al-Qaida-linked gunmen stormed a hotel popular with Westerners in Ouagadougou, taking more than 120 hostages Friday night, officials say. Security forces have now taken back the hotel.

For the second year in a row, the Oscar nominees for acting categories are decidedly — white. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with film critic and interviewer Bobby Rivers about the pallid list.

The Rams will be moving back to the L.A. area after more than 20 years in St. Louis. What would you do if your favorite sports team relocated? Would you stay loyal or choose a new team to cheer for?

As a result of Jon Kalish's piece last Saturday on the obscure Yiddish musician known as Prince Nazaroff, a relative and a genealogist have stepped forward to provide more details about the man.

The UN secretary general has describing the use of starvation by the warring sides in Syria as a "war crime." The UN met on the matter today.

The new Spanish parliament looks very different than its predecessor. The assembly now has its first black MP, a physicist who uses a wheelchair and a record number of female lawmakers.

Pediatrician Mona Hanna-Attisha discovered alarming levels of lead in the drinking water of Flint, Mich. NPR's Scott Simon asks her about an initiative she's leading to help the children affected.

Four Iranian-American prisoners, including journalist Jason Rezaian, are being exchanged with seven Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. A fifth American is being released, separate from the prisoner swap.