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Octavia Butler's novel Parable of the Sower — depicting a dystopian U.S. in 2024 — was published 30 years ago. Toshi Reagon's new musical retelling explores the web of past, present and future.

After one of the main ingredients in a classic version of the icebox cake was discontinued, fans are scrambling to find alternatives for their no-bake summer dessert fix.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, National Executive director and Chief Negotiator for SAG-AFTRA, about the decision by the actors' union to strike.

More than 11,000 athletes from across the U.S. have flocked to Pittsburgh this week to compete in the National Senior Games. The Olympics-style competition celebrates staying active and healthy aging.

Comedian Michelle Buteau talks about Survival of the Thickest on Netflix, her new romantic comedy series about a fat and fabulous 38-year-old stylist picking up the pieces after a messy breakup.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., about controversy surrounding some conservative lawmakers pushing to amend policies from the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.

The United Nations Security Council is set to vote soon to extend the work in Haiti. The council has yet to to decide whether to sent international troops. Gangs have taken over much of the country.

Tensions in East Asia are on the rise, with the first North Korean ICBM launch in some three months and the U.S. expected to send its first nuclear-armed sub to the region in decades.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with former White House speech writer Sarah Hurwitz about the wisdom she found in an unexpected place: her childhood faith.

The painting known as "Whistler's Mother" is on display in Philadelphia for the first time in nearly 150 years. It's one of the best-known paintings in the world — and it has a backstory.