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Anna Deavere Smith brings her one-woman play "Notes From the Field" to HBO. She tells NPR's Michel Martin about bringing the stories of mass incarceration and social justice to the stage.

The president made it seem as if he wanted to take a bipartisan approach right after the Florida school shooting. As of late, he has spent more time with the NRA, and it's beginning to show.

Protesters descend on Washington for "March for Our Lives," a student-organized rally against gun violence. We talk to David Hogg, a survivor of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Last week, Judge Timothy Black of the U.S. District Court’s Southern District of Ohio granted a preliminary injunction against Ohio’s newest abortion...

Woods is starting to show renewed spark in his golf game. He seems to have found his game again Sunday after a five-year winless streak.

A bill banning conversion therapy for LGBT minors played out in a very personal way in the Maryland legislature. Erin Cox of the Baltimore Sun tells NPR's Michel Martin about the family drama.

Critics worry the ban will leave more children on the streets. But supporters say Ethiopia can and should take care of its own. "Even if we are poor, it's better to be with our society," says one.

Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was taken into custody at his home outside Sacramento, not far from where officials say a decade-long crime spree of dozens of rapes and murders began in the 1970s.

And that's a problem. Because a lot of the electronics are busted. And disposing of them — and their toxic innards — is a health risk.

Questions about the Columbus Zoo’s governance structure and lack of transparency are not new. In 2014, as the zoo was asking Franklin County voters to approve a large tax increase, then-WOSU reporter Mandie Trimble dug into how the zoo is run. This story, originally published in April 2014, provides an interesting look back at the same questions the zoo faces today, following the recent resignations of director Tom Stalf and chief financial officer Greg Bell.