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NPR's Juana Summers checks in with Brian Wallach, who has been living with ALS for seven years, and his wife Sandra Abrevaya on their ongoing advocacy for ALS patients, families and caregivers.

On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, when Father Jim Martin's father was dying, a nun, Sister Janice Farnham, took a 5-hour train ride to visit him.

Fifty-one years ago, Washington created a daring program to fight poverty. But instead of lifting people, it now traps them in poverty.

Can the recent Biden’s executive order restricting asylum have a significant long-term impact in reducing the number of illegal crossings in the U.S. Southern border? We’re asking analysts and people following immigration trends. Jasmine Garsd.

Extreme heat warnings are in effect for more than 10 million people in parts of the West. Cities are mobilizing to help the homeless and the elderly while firefighters are on high alert for wildfires.

On his search for a lost earring, Julio Torres (Problemista, Los Espookys) goes on an epic quest through a queer, delirious and hilariously deranged New York City.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with André Holland about his starring role as Black Panther Party founder Huey P. Newton in the Apple TV Plus series "The Big Cigar."

“The Films That Inspired A Quiet Place” is an upcoming series at The Last Picture House, the independent arthouse cinema in Davenport. The three-film series will feature in-person introductions by "A Quiet Place" screenwriters Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the filmmaking duo — and Iowa natives — who also serve as co-owners of The Last Picture House.

Myrna Broncho relies on broadband for medical care after a bad injury on her ranch. She's among millions facing a jump in costs or lost connections if the Affordable Connectivity Program expires.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Amanda Fennell, a cybersecurity expert, about CAPTCHA tests that verify if a website visitor is human or bot. They are getting harder.