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The International Church of Cannabis opens on 4/20. But it's raised questions around religious freedom and pot laws.

One topic at this week's World Bank meetings is water scarcity. David Greene speaks with the co-founders of Water.org, actor Matt Damon and Gary White, about people who can't access clean water.

Those who've escaped say they were beaten and tortured by authorities, and forced to reveal the names of their gay friends.

With 10 percent unemployment and one of the slowest growth rates in the E.U., the country's flagging economy has been an issue during the campaign.

If you haven't filed your taxes yet, there's still time — the IRS extended the deadline to Tuesday this year.

We revisit our conversation about the phenomenon of inattention blindness, and the case of a teenager who killed two people.

Hilary Mantel is the first woman to win the Man Booker Prize twice, first for her 2009 novel, Wolf Hall, and also for its 2012 sequel, Bring Up the Bodies. She discusses the books with Terry Gross.

The 2011 tornado in Joplin, Mo., destroyed the city's hospital and left the injured with almost no where to go for emergency services.

Holiday was born 100 years ago Tuesday in Philadelphia. Fresh Airjazz critic Kevin Whitehead has some thoughts on Holiday's changing style, her influences, and singers she influenced.

NPR's Melissa Block interviews David Albright, a former nuclear inspector and founder of the Institute for Science and International Security.