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Illinois Gov. Pritzker Says Trump Rhetoric Increases Tension In U.S.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Gov. J.B. Pritzker about civil unrest in his state, and why he's concerned about President Trump's response to nationwide protests against police brutality.

Why Some See Ohio's Renewable Energy Potential As A Matter Of Economic And National Security

It’s been years in the making, but this month plans for a Lake Erie wind farm took a step, or at least a half-step, forward. The staff of the Ohio Siting Board conditionally approved plans to put wind turbines 8 to 10 miles offshore. Developers would have to monitor danger to bats and birds from spinning turbine blades, for example, if the site is to run at night.

How Stakeholders In Relations Between The U.S. And U.K. Feel About Trump's Visit

President Trump met with British Prime Minister Theresa May and others in London on Friday. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with stakeholders in the U.S.-U.K. relationship about what his visit and policy changes mean to them.

A Look At Immigration From A Virginia Town With A Fast-Growing Hispanic Population

Galax, Va., is a small rural city that has one of the fastest-growing Hispanic populations in the state. Residents talk about their attitudes toward immigration and President Trump's policies.

Summer Music Preview: 'The War And Treaty' Debuts 'Healing Tide'

Husband and wife duo Michael Trotter, Jr. and Tanya Blount Trotter, also known as "The War And Treaty," talk with NPR's Michel Martin about their upcoming album, Healing Tide.

San Diego high school students await a bus ride to Blythe, Calif., to go pick cantaloupes in the summer of 1965. They were recruited as part of the A-TEAM, a government program to replace migrant farm workers with high school students.

When The U.S. Government Tried To Replace Migrant Farmworkers With High Schoolers

In 1964, a program that brought migrant Mexican laborers to the U.S. ended. So the U.S. recruited American students to pick crops instead. When they saw their living conditions, strikes ensued.

One of the many abandoned homes outside Ogallala, Neb.

Rural America Faces A Crisis In 'Adequate Housing'

Small towns have their own version of the housing crisis: not enough homes being built, plus a lack of move-in ready homes. Local leaders say it's hard to expand the tax base without more homes.

A view inside Rhode Island's John J. Moran Medium Security Prison, in Cranston. Rhode Island is the only state to screen every individual who comes into the correctional system for opioid use disorder, and to offer, in conjunction with with counseling, all three medically effective treatments.

Rhode Island Prisons Push To Get Inmates The Best Treatment For Opioid Addiction

The state has started to reduce overdose deaths by offering counseling and medication for opioid addiction in prison. Research finds the treatment helps inmates avoid relapse after release.

In 'Them,' Sen. Ben Sasse Says Politics Are Not What's Dividing Americans

Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska argues in his new book that it's not politics that's dividing Americans and bringing them down, it's loneliness.

Megan Baker (left) of Papa & Barkley Co., a Cannabis company based in Eureka, Calif., shows Shirley Avedon of Laguna Woods different products intended to help with pain relief.

Ticket To Ride: Pot Sellers Put Seniors On The Canna-Bus

Marijuana dispensaries are reaching out to seniors seeking help with the aches and pains of aging. They're discovering an array of products and some interesting side effects.

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