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Jr. Shelton, the mayor of Central, La., says 25,000 of his city's 27,000 residents have been affected by this month's historic flooding. He tells NPR's Ari Shapiro how the community is recovering.

Liza Colón-Zayas and Jeff Hiller presented the nominees on Wednesday morning. The Pitt led all shows with 25 nominations, followed closely by the final season of Hacks with 24.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Artemio Muniz, chairman of the Federation of Hispanic Republicans in Texas, about the future of the party's hold on that state.

The big-voiced soprano is in her mid-thirties, and she didn't even hear an opera live until she was in her twenties. Now, she's a sought-after opera singer.

Americans are often chastised for what we eat. Now we're getting a pat on the back. A new report finds seafood consumption is up by nearly a pound from the previous year, the biggest leap in 20 years.

Allie is an 8-year-old transgender child. Her parents field a lot of questions about her transition. But they say Allie's openness makes her the best teacher for those curious about being transgender.

Federal marshals aren't the only new faces at the U.S. Education Department, we report in our weekly roundup of education news. The other big story: New York State's plan for free college.

London's Metropolitan Police say at least 12 people are dead and they expect the death toll to rise, after a massive fire engulfed most of the floors in a 24-story apartment building.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Roger Rocha, president of League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest Latino civil rights organization, following the release of a now-rescinded letter this week in support of President Trump's "four pillar" framework for immigration reform.

"It's all over the country. It's just that you don't really notice it," says Gray Brechin, geographer and founder of the online archive The Living New Deal.