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Asali Solomon's novel is about a girl growing up in West Philadelphia whose parents were black nationalists. "My parents taught us to revere Africa," she says. Originally broadcast Feb. 5, 2015.

July 2016 was Earth's hottest month on record. And Arctic ice has shrunk this year almost as much as it did in 2012 — the most severe melt to date.

The Gawker Media site, which is to be shut down next week by its new owner, blurred the lines between public and private with "wit and venom."

Most Iowa Republicans are strong backers of Donald Trump and an Asian free trade deal that Trump opposes.

Members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe says a crude oil pipeline set to span from North Dakota to Illinois could contaminate their drinking water and sacred lands.

The photo of the rescued boy in Syria has inspired sympathy, outrage — and donations. But will it be forgotten tomorrow?

An extraordinary effort to limit a widespread fish kill comes a week before the centennial celebration of the National Park Service.

It's the most goals ever scored in a women's water polo final, and the widest margin of victory.

Many residents in Louisiana who lack flood insurance are struggling to recover financially from massive floods. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Jim Donelon, the insurance commissioner for the state.

In a post-race interview that lasted less than three minutes, Gay used the word "weird" no fewer than seven times to describe how this race went for the Americans.