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New laws aim to change the power imbalance in rent court, where tenants with no lawyer are more likely to lose. But some cities have a shortage of attorneys or no set way to pair them with renters.

In Peru, so many ex-presidents have been accused of crimes that the country has designated a small prison specifically to house them. It's a symbol of corruption, but also of political dysfunction.

Several families of people who fatally overdosed on the herb kratom are now suing the gas stations and vape shops that sold it to their loved ones.

Joro spiders came to Georgia about a decade ago and are rapidly proliferating. They're big, beautiful and harmless to humans, but it's too early to measure their potential impact on ecosystems.

The composer, in a new collaboration with the Grammy-winning choir The Crossing, uses the words of Jeff Bezos and William Penn to explore connections among farming, colonialism and capitalism.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Daniel Runde of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent Caribbean trip and the state of U.S-Caribbean relations.

A federal commission to reduce the number of missing persons in Indian Country is wrapping up hearings across the country. The U.S. Department of Justice is committing new resources.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Olga Sadovskaya, vice chair of the Crew Against Torture, about the attack on Russian journalist Elena Milashina.

The Biden administration defends its decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine. And Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis competes, clumsily, for the anti-LGBTQ vote.

Philadelphia is the latest Democratic jurisdiction to sue sellers of gun parts that are easily turned into untraceable "ghost guns." Similar recent attempts have had mixed results.