The Arkansas Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Commission partners with the Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Commission in Nevada.

President Joe Biden wraps up his term with a flurry of activity before Inauguration Day, and cold weather moves President-elect Donald Trump inside the Capitol for his oath of office and address.

Even as an anti-immigrant president takes office in the United States, migrants are moving north. NPR asks, why?

As insurance companies stop covering high-risk properties, or they leave markets altogether, more than 30 states now offer so-called "last resort" insurance. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Doug Heller, ...

The Israeli government approved a ceasefire deal that could bring an end to the 15 months of war in Gaza. It's slated to go into effect Sunday morning.

The old growth forests of Western North Carolina took a beating from Hurricane Helene. Now they've lost a bid for federal protection. This worries advocates that the forests could soon vanish.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yossi Mekelberg of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program, about the Israeli political response to a negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

We look at what the Department of Justice has and hasn't done on war crimes under outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the NFL playoffs, the college football national championship, and remembers Milwaukee Baseball legend Bob Uecker.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Nobel-Prize winning author Han Kang about her latest novel, "We Do Not Part." ...

The last typewriter store in the Boston area is closing. The owner is retiring and can't find a buyer. But typewriters seem to be enjoying a new popularity.