What's it like to live next to a pope's childhood home? It's full of challenges -- and opportunities, neighbors say. Adora Namigadde reports from Pope Leo's former home in Dolton, Illinois.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Moshe Lavi, the brother-in-law of Omri Miran, who was kidnapped from his kibbutz by Hamas on Oct. 7 and remains a hostage.

In response to Texas drawing five more GOP-leaning congressional seats, Democrats in California officially reveal their plan to redistrict ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sportswriter Howard Bryant about the past week in the world of sports.

Cuts to the food stamp program could affect rural grocery stores that rely more heavily on low-income shoppers.

Planting wildflowers could help deter wildfires across the western U.S. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Phil Allen, a professor at Brigham Young University, about his research into the topic.

Civil rights lawyers say many migrant detainees in Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" are being barred from meeting regularly ...