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The Academy of American Poets gives prizes to university and college students. One of them is Lauren Chumbley.

Rev. Jesse Jackson was at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated there.

Federal judges have been sounding the alarm about the way pregnant and nursing women are being treated in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.

The brother of King Charles III is out of police custody, but remains under investigation.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the British former prince, is being investigated on suspicion of misconduct in having shared confidential trade information with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

On his new album, the violinist completely rethinks The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and leans into old folk songs with the help of Sam Amidon.

NPR's Michel Martin discusses the decision with Diane Swonk, economic advisor and chief economist at KPMG US.

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump overstepped his authority in ordering tariffs on nearly everything the U.S. imports. Here's some economic context to understand that decision.

Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was removed from an English class at the public school. PEN America says it's part of a trend of scrubbing literature dealing with uncomfortable topics.

Wiseman's narration-free documentaries, including Titicut Follies, Hospital and Central Park, examined institutions and neighborhoods. He died Feb. 16. Originally broadcast in 1986.