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David Tatel, a former judge on the nation’s second highest court, shares his concerns about the state of our democracy and our judiciary. His new book is Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Houston wedding planner Darryl Moore about the creative ways couples are beating the summer heat on their big days.

The Caesar salad was invented at a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, on July 4, 1924, to feed hungry American tourists. We've been enjoying it in various incarnations ever since.

Chinese American Vincent Chin was beaten to death with a baseball bat by two white Detroiters, who received no jail time.

1959: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited Windsor, Canada, and Detroit to participate in the First Annual Freedom Festival. They traveled by train to Detroit and then boarded the Royal Yacht Britannia, sailing from the Detroit River to Lake St. Clair and onward into Lake Huron en route to Chicago. Crowds of Americans and Canadians gathered along the riverbanks to catch a glimpse of the Royal Couple as they passed by on the Britannia. 1828: After serving on the Michigan Territorial Council and naming 15 counties in the state, Henry Schoolcraft was appointed as the First Territorial Librarian of Michigan.

Car dealerships across the U.S. and Canada are at a standstill after a cyberattack on a software platform. It's one example of an ongoing global crisis.

NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks with legal expert Kim Wehle about how the recent Supreme Court’s immunity ruling may shake up former President Trump’s criminal cases.

One group was tasked with studying the Quartering Act of 1765. Their podcast was one of nearly 2,000 submitted to NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

The United Nations held a new round of talks on bringing Afghanistan into the international fold. For the first time, the Taliban participated -- but women's rights advocates were not invited.

The Biden administration is betting more solar energy for low-income homes can both be a climate solution and good for pocketbooks.