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Taiwan's vice president transits through the U.S. this weekend on a trip to South America. China is watching closely.

Kevin Young first wrote his story about Emile, a boy in love with a field, as a bedtime poem for his son years ago. Now, it lives on as a picture book with watercolor illustrations by Chioma Ebinama.

In a controversial decision, California state officials voted this week to allow certain driverless cars to operate like taxis in San Francisco.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Brandy Nalani McDougall, Hawaii's Poet Laureate, about the Maui wildfires and what comes next.

Older adults are struggling with loneliness, anxiety, substance abuse - and many also struggle to get the care they need.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with acclaimed Scottish poet Don Patterson about his memoir, "Toy Fights."

Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints a special counsel to investigate President Biden's son Hunter as his earlier plea deal appears to have collapsed.

The U visa program was created to both help law enforcement solve crimes and protect the immigrant crime victims reporting them. But it puts applicants in limbo for years, unable to work legally.

Police say the fight in Montgomery, Ala., last week doesn't meet the criteria for hate crime charges. But video clearly shows how the violence broke down on racial lines, historian Derryn Moten says.

A Utah man was killed by federal agents this week after making violent threats against President Biden and other officials. Experts worry that heated political rhetoric is leading to more threats.