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A federal judge has given Detroit the green light to enter bankruptcy. Host Michel Martin speaks with Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley about what it means for Motown residents.

In case you missed the State of the Union address, here's what you need to know.

A young girl put matching doll shoes up her nose. One came out easily. The second required a trip to the hospital emergency department and led to a bill that isn't child's play.

In the U.S., health and wealth are often linked. As the coronavirus spreads, experts worry that low-income communities will be especially vulnerable — and ill-equipped to respond.

Jazz musicians have long spoken their mind in the face of injustice, and 2019 was no exception.

Issues of vanity aside, the mask has become an emblem of submission to experts, to officialdom — to Washington. By the same token, the refusal to wear a mask becomes another badge of defiance.

Bilal Askaryar fled Afghanistan with his parents and grandmother when he was five, as the country was descending into civil war. He reflects on his family's experience as refugees in this commentary.

The shooting in Orlando cut deep through the gay and Latino communities. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Xorje Olivares, Miriam Zoila Perez and Veronica Bayetti Flores about how the losses affected them.

Tubman's role as a professional cook has often been overlooked. She self-funded many of her heroic raids to rescue slaves through an activity she enjoyed and excelled at: cooking.

The U.K. gives billions of pounds to the developing world. Will this continue in the wake of Brexit?