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Scott Simon notes the 30 percent increase of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. during the first year of the pandemic.

Abercrombie & Fitch is shedding its traditional logo-focused apparel. That logo, and the clothes it was affixed to, made the brand one of the most sought-after among teens in the past two decades.

Seven Nations is a rock band with an unusual pedigree: based in Florida, schooled in traditional Celtic music traditions, but with amps that go to 11. The five members of the band recently joined NPR's Liane Hansen in Studio 4A for a performance chat -- watch a video of the group performing their song "Twelve."

"My hope is that this piece will bring joy and inspiration to many people, just as Mister Rogers' Neighborhood did for generations," sculptor Paul Day says.

Winning over a quarter of a million dollars was easy for an undocumented 28 year-old Algerian man in Belgium. Actually getting his winnings has proven to be a challenge.

Two new movies, The Lake House and Wordplay, take different paths to tricky subjects. One is about playing with time, the other about playing with words.

As a person living with autism, Temple Grandin explains that she lives by concrete rules, not abstract beliefs. Without the ability to process abstract thought, she thinks in pictures and sounds.

Scientists recently surveyed the sea beneath the ice of the Arctic Ocean and discovered a number of exotic new species. But climate change could mean a big shift in the biodiversity of this largely unexplored region of the planet.

Teenager David Barber-Callaghan has perfected the art of procrastination, but he managed to meet a deadline and send us this essay, co-produced by Blunt Radio in Maine and Youth Radio in Berkeley, Calif.

Commentator Machlyn Blair isn't an immigrant, but he sees a lot of parallels between the current immigration debate and the story of his own life. Blair is a 19-year-old living in rural Kentucky. But he suspects he may not be able to live there for long. He wonders if he'll have to leave everything he knows in order to make a better living.