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Comedian Michelle Wolf Is Standing Her Ground After Controversial Routine At D.C. Gala

Comedian Michelle Wolf's controversial routine at the White House Correspondents' dinner on Saturday has prompted backlash from both sides of the aisle. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and Audie Cornish preview an interview with Wolf airing tomorrow on WHYY's "Fresh Air."

Attica Locke's Latest, 'Heaven, My Home,' Explores Race And Forgiveness

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with author Attica Locke about her latest book: Heaven, My Home. The story picks up with Darren Matthews, the same protagonist from her previous novel Bluebird, Bluebird.

To help the economy, an Alabama county is betting on home-based child care

A project in Alabama seeks to drastically grow the number of home-based child care options. It could help the state's workforce, especially during nontraditional hours.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (center) attends a funeral for two generals killed in fighting with Islamic State militants in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, in August. In an interview Monday with NPR, the Iraqi leader called on the U.S. to provide more airstrikes but said his country does not want ground forces from the U.S. or any other country.

Iraqi Leader: We Want More U.S. Airstrikes, But Not U.S. Ground Troops

In an NPR interview, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi also calls on the U.S. to focus more firepower on Iraq's western border with Syria, saying Islamic State fighters can enter his country too easily.

Colombian cowboys are known as <em>llaneros</em>, Spanish for plainsmen.

South America's traditional cowboys are still at home on the range in Colombia

livestock in Colombia are raised on vast, open ranges. Overseeing the herds requires the special skills of Colombian cowboys who are known as llaneros — Spanish for "plainsmen."

Joel Ramirez climbs back into his wheelchair with the help of Francisco Guardado, a home health aide, at his home in Rialto, Calif.

California Auditing Insurance Company That Took Away Home Health Aide

After a NPR/ProPublica investigation of state changes in workers' compensation laws, the California labor department says it will review the case of paralyzed worker Joel Ramirez.

Greg Poncin is Incident Commander on the Lolo Peak Fire.

Lolo Fire Team Leader Says Investigation Underway Into Destroyed Homes

On Monday Lolo Peak Fire managers said their burnout operations on the Lolo Peak Fire "probably" led to the destruction of two homes and several...

Marjorie Kruger visits with son Dan White in her new room at the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Waukon, Iowa. Kruger transferred to the Waukon facility in September 2022, because Good Samaritan was closing its Postville, Iowa, home, wh
ere she lived for six years.

Wave of rural nursing home closures grows amid staffing crunch

The pandemic brought billions of extra federal dollars to the long-term care industry, which was inundated with COVID-19 infections and more than 160,000 resident deaths. Many facilities saw business decline amid lockdowns and reports of outbreaks. Staff members faced extra danger and stress. The industry is still feeling the effects.

Flights were grounded across the U.S. as the FAA scrambled to fix a system outage

President Biden ordered an investigation into what happened. NPR's Dwane Brown talks to Leslie Josephs, an airline reporter with CNBC, about theissue with a pre-flight safety notification system.

Danilo Andres, 60, outside his home in Lahaina. The fire jumped his home and a surrounding cluster.

Their house miraculously survived the wildfire, but no longer feels like home

It's unclear when water and power will be restored in Lahaina, but one family is working hard to ready their home for return anyway.

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