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Corporations and the wealthy are the largest beneficiaries of the tax cuts passed by Republicans. But big changes are in store for regular people, too.

He helped develop the jet-powered backpack that allowed him to float away from the shuttle and safely back again. He said he wanted to inspire people to say, "I can do better than that."

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Yanghee Lee, who has been assigned to investigate human rights abuses in the country, about her findings on the treatment of its Muslim minority.

David Greene talks with Samantha Schmidt of The Washington Post, who discusses the situation on the ground in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the island this week.

Russell Lehmann, who has autism, suffered a major meltdown at the airport in June. An airline employee saw him and tried to help. That "meant the world," Russell says, and changed his life.

Of nearly 400,000 full-time, in-state SUNY and CUNY students, fewer than 22,000 are getting the much-touted Excelsior scholarship this year.

As Puerto Ricans emerge from the devastation of Hurricane Maria, family members back in Connecticut are desperately trying to get in touch and press for federal infrastructure funding for the island.

Zimbabwe's new leader Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived back in the country and addressed the people about how he'll replace longtime ruler Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa returned from a self-imposed exile after Mugabe fired him from his vice president role.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Mia Galuppo of The Hollywood Reporter about director Ridley Scott's plan to replace Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer in the upcoming film All the Money in the World — scheduled to be released on Dec. 22. The role replacement comes as Spacey is facing allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

Rachel Martin talks with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about a story on the Dallas Mavericks' hostile work environment, referred to as "a real life Animal House."