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The education secretary told lawmakers at a hearing, "Let me be clear: Schools that receive federal funds must follow federal law." If only federal law were clear.

After she realized there weren't enough girl superheroes in the world, Cynthia Leonor Garza created one. She talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her new book, Lucia the Luchadora.

Decades ago, an orchard in Washington state began producing "Aplets & Cotlets," a version of a confection based on childhood memories and hard work — and still beloved in the Pacific Northwest.

The conflict has created chronic mental pain in a country with few mental health specialists. Dr. Hussam Jefee-Bahloul, a Syrian psychiatrist who now lives in the U.S., has a plan to help.

How to make thinking about death less somber? Hold a festival! Indianapolis did. Through art, film and book talks, residents explored everything from bucket lists to advance directives and cremation.

Many food riots broke out during Shakespeare's era. Endless rain wiped out crops, and speculators profited (including the bard). The chaos and anxiety around food show up in some of his famous works.

Before staring in "Sing Street," Walsh-Peelo performed as a boy soprano in “The Magic Flute” and was in his first band at the age of 11.

The United Kingdom's cultural makeup has shifted many times through the centuries, but for some struggling in England, the latest changes are coming too fast.

In 1967, Kathrine Switzer ran the Boston Marathon, even though it was a men's-only event. She tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about that race, and training to run it again in 2017, at age 70.

On May 7, Marine Le Pen Emmanuel Macron will face off in France's election. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Gérard Araud, the French ambassador to the U.S., about what the outcome will mean for Europe.