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Student survivors from the shooting in Parkland, Fla., embark on a 20-state bus tour aimed at registering young people to vote, but this demographic typically sits out mid-term elections.

Mad is known for its humor and satire. Its latest issue, though, took on a more poignant commentary about school shootings. NPR's Scott Simon talks to executive editor Bill Morrison about it.

Reporting on crime in the Mexican capital reveals dark truths about a city where officials have tried to keep the crime problem under raps.

A slim majority of respondents in the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll say the debt ceiling should be raised. But they split on whether to cut programs or raise taxes to reduce the national debt.

T. Geronimo Johnson's latest follows four Berkeley students who take an American history class that leads to disaster. It's an ambitious book about race that wants to say something big about America.

Rob Buyea gets it. The children's book author spent six years teaching elementary school. He's dedicated his book Because of Mr. Terupt to his former third- and fourth-grade students. "It's because of them that I began writing," he says.

Vice President Harris gave her most extensive comments to date on the fighting in Gaza, emphatically calling on Israel to do more to protect civilians.

With nearly a decade on the national political stage, for some of the youngest eligible conservative voters this year, former President Donald Trump has been pivotal in their political upbringing.

There's too much time to feel restless in the summer. Never fear: Felix Contreras stopped by NPR's Weekend Edition to let you know the Latin music releases that will keep those feet tapping.

Caroll Spinney, the Sesame Street puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch has died. Spinney started with the PBS children's TV program at its launch in 1969, retiring in 2018.