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Summer is the season for front porch stories — stories with a folksy character. When 83-year-old Donna Parks came up reporter Tom Stafford’s Springfield sidewalk with a story to tell, Tom set up his recording equipment.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to J. Mocco, the director of Mount Sinai's Cerebrovascular Center, about the association between strokes and coronavirus in patients in their 30s and 40s.

Temporary store closures during the pandemic hammered nonessential retailers, including Kohl's, T.J. Maxx and Victoria's Secret. Shoppers also dramatically cut back on buying clothes.

The Golden State Warriors are two wins away from their second straight NBA championship. They beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-103 Sunday night. The Cavs host Game 3 on Wednesday.

Novelist Richard Mason explores belle epoque pleasures, biographer Jean Baker champions sex educator Margaret Sanger, journalist A.J. Jacobs gets healthy, comedian Bill Cosby outsmarts his grandkids, and writer Geoff Dyer takes on filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky.

Loni Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness, according to her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan.

Under the Columbus City Charter, a candidate for Columbus City Council is required to reside within city limits one year prior to the city's May primary. The Rooster, operated by by D.J. Byrnes, claims Ross lived in Reynoldsburg as recently as August.

Over the past century, small-town seed businesses have given way to global enterprises. The story of one small seed company in Nebraska helps explain what drove the transformation.

Kelly McEvers talks with columnists E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and David Brooks of the New York Timesabout congressional probes into Russia and how President Trump can build a consensus.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the U.S. airstrike against Syria and the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.