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Fernando Valenzuela, one of the most beloved former pitchers of the Los Angeles Dodgers, died this week. As his Dodgers opened the World Series, fans remember his contributions to the game.

In "Big Jim and the White Boy," writer David Walker and illustrator Marcus Kwame Anderson have reimagined "Huckleberry Finn." They talk with NPR's Scott Simon about the new graphic novel.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Sophie Allison of Soccer Mommy about her new album "Evergreen." An album Allison wrote after experiencing a loss in her life.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director Mati Diop about her new documentary, "Dahomey." The film follows the return of royal treasures plundered by French forces.

The 1931 Spanish-language Drácula will get its first film score. It was among the early "talkies," when filmmakers hadn't quite yet figured out how to incorporate music into their craft.

Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in a drama-filled opener.

In the late 1960s, he went to Dhaka to work on cholera. There he became involved in the development of oral rehydration therapy — hailed as one of the most significant medical advances of the century.

If you've spent the day canvassing and just need to take a breather, here are three games that have hit the spot recently for our pop culture critic.

Since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in 2022, one study estimates there's been nearly 65,000 pregnancies from rape in states that ban abortion.

A Marine and his buddies joined the mob that entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. They were not the only Marines there. NPR asked the Corps' top officer a question: Do the Marines have an extremism problem?