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In a study, automated text messages to parents reduced absences and the number of F's earned by high school students.

Ecuador has now confirmed that it cut off internet access at their London Embassy for Julian Assange, the leader of the group WikiLeaks, who has been staying at the embassy since 2012. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, about what Ecuador's calculus might be.

Scott Simon talks with Councilmember Dan Garodnick about his support of a bill that would limit the movement of people in costumes in New York City's Times Square.

Juan Felipe Herrera is the 21st Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. NPR met with Herrera on World Poetry Day, March 21, 2017, to talk about the role of poetry in society.

Teens living on reservations often face a daunting array of hurdles. To help them cope, Navajo sibling musicians Clayson and Jeneda Benally are working to inspire students to write songs of their own.

The lead singer of the popular Irish band died suddenly Monday in London. The Westminster coroner said on Friday that it is awaiting test results, and has adjourned its hearing until April 3.

Washington was roiled by sexual harassment allegations and resignations this week, even as the Russia investigation pressed on.

President Trump is succeeding in putting his judicial nominees on the bench, but liberal groups worry some of his picks for lifetime posts are not qualified. On Thursday, some of the most controversial nominees faced votes from the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Slate chief political correspondent Jamelle Bouie lives in Charlottesville, and he talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about Saturday's violence there.

Democrats are getting more vocal about gun control, but not all members of the party want to approach the issue.