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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning that the prisoners at Guantanamo do have the right to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts. The justices ruled 5-4 that the Constitutional right of habeas corpus applies to the detainees even in "extraordinary times."

Airbus and Uber are planning for a future of flying cars and sky taxis. "You literally push a button and you get a flight," an Uber executive says. But will our Tomorrowland ever really arrive?

NPR's Scott Simon talks with award-winning documentary filmmaker Sheila Nevins about her new book, You Don't Look Your Age...And Other Fairy Tales.

Charles Dutoit has been accused by four women of sexual assault in incidents that allegedly occurred between 1985 and 2010.

In the wake of "Despacito," Louie Perez of Los Lobos shares what his band did after its own Spanish-language No. 1 song, released 30 years ago.

Michael Stipe and Mike Mills share some of the stories behind the band's landmark album and how it became an unlikely hit.

The start of the year can be a particularly hard time for kids — trying to navigate from the carefree summer to the routine of school. But, experts say, nerves and anxiety are normal.

A massive computer competition works to identify the patterns that can predict where someone will end up in life. But whether this competition has a winner may depend on your viewpoint.

Over 10 years ago, the writer Wills Glasspiegel heard an album by Ahmed Janka Nabay at random, beginning a friendship that changed both their lives and helped to spread an electrifying form of music.

Louisiana's Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, the latest Army base to replace its Confederate name. It now honors a soldier who earned a Medal of Honor a century after the night that made him a hero.