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The weather system currently churning south of Jamaica is projected to intensify into a hurricane in the coming days. Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in Florida.

Sanders, revered as one of the avant-garde's greatest tenor saxophonists, was a member of John Coltrane's final quartet. His expressive playing laid a path for generations of musicians.

Days after the storm, residents in coastal Salinas, Puerto Rico, aren't waiting for help from the authorities. They're using bulldozers and backhoes to clear debris and rubble left in Fiona's wake.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Richard Armstrong, who is retiring next year after almost 15 years in the role.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kamila Shamsie about her novel, "Best of Friends," which follows the relationship between two women from their childhoods in Pakistan to adulthood in London.

Russia's call-up of additional troops has prompted many men to look for ways to avoid military service. Some of them are packing flights to Turkey.

Protests spread across Iran this past week after a young woman died in the custody of the so-called morality police. The government is planning to use the military to control the protests.

In southern Pakistan, this year's unprecedented floods have left people homeless, sick and struggling. A lake 70 miles wide has submerged entire villages.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with filmmaker Judith Helfand about "Love and Stuff," her documentary memoir about taking care of her dying mother while becoming a mother herself.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Hua Hsu about his new memoir "Stay True," a deep dive into the author's coming of age, the nature of close friendship, and grief.