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The dangerously monikered cactus is a source of joy in the Southwest. Albuquerque celebrates with music and yummy opuntia treats.

When Syria's dictatorship fell, celebrations broke out around the world, including in Ohio, where Mohammed al-Refai, a refugee from Syria, lives now. NPR has followed his story for nearly a decade.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Moshe Lavi, the brother-in-law of Omri Miran, who was kidnapped from his kibbutz by Hamas on Oct. 7 and remains a hostage.

Pulitzer winner Cristina Rivera Garza offers new perspective on gender violence through a murder mystery and poetry.

People in Florida no longer have access to abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. Police have cleared Hamilton Hall and the pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University.

This week saw multiple attacks in the U.S. that the FBI is investigating as terrorism. Experts say they reflect an accelerating threat environment fed by foreign conflict and online radicalization.

Jeff Jensen was living in Portland Oregon in 2011 when he lost his marriage and house. Devastated, he packed what was left of his belongings and prepared…

Chicago has endured more than 2,000 shootings this year and a nearly 50 percent increase in homicides. Most of those shootings were gang-related. Some…

The latest album from Blues/Roots Rocker Peter Karp titled "The Arson's Match" is actually an over decade ago live date with former Rolling Stones member…

The Broadway musical “Rock of Ages” is a send-up to the outrageous hair and costumes especially favored by 1980s hair-metal acts.The Tony Award-winning…