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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, we play excerpts from one of his acclaimed speeches.

Hanya Yanagihara's much anticipated 700-page novel is a deliberately difficult work, made of up dazzling moments that tend lose their luster when pressed together.

Poitier, an actor who helped open doors for other Black actors, spoke to Fresh Air in 2000. Kidman says being an indoor kid and a bookworm led her to acting. She co-stars in Being the Ricardos.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Elizabeth George about her new mystery, "Something to Hide."

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision blocking the Biden administration's employer vaccine-or-test mandate was just one of multiple disappointments the president experienced this past week.

Big cities in the U.S. are searching for ways to stem the sharp rise in homicides that has occurred over the past two years. A close look at Chicago, where nearly 800 people were killed in 2021.

Hawaii gets most of its electricity from oil and coal. So the state is trying an experiment to get the utility off fossil fuels - and becoming a model for regulators across the US.

The week brought some more bad news for President Biden, who may be rightly criticized for setting expectations too high for what could actually get done.

The government provided Americans with a vital financial lifeline during the pandemic, including through the Child Tax Credit. The help improved lives – but for many it still wasn't enough.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Antoine Wilson about his novel, "Mouth to Mouth." It explores the complicated, unexpected ripple effects of saving a stranger's life.