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Starting Wednesday, all refugees face more extensive background checks. And the administration is conducting an extra 90-day review of vetting procedures for refugees from 11 countries.

Under the new law, the only legal reason for a pedestrian to look at a cellphone while crossing a street would be to call 911. For repeat offenders, fines could run up to nearly $100.

In the face of degenerative illness, a mechanic decides to take his life — it's a concept directly inspired by Shabason's own experience.

Hear a stunning new song from our 2016 Tiny Desk Contest winner, Gaelynn Lea.

A new Gallup poll shows that support for legalizing pot is at an all-time high. Nearly two-thirds of Americans are in favor, as well as 51 percent of Republicans, the highest ever.

It's easier now to find places to hike and camp, but rescuers say people are showing up in wildlands unprepared, without the right equipment or skills.

The music of Sego is frenetic and immediate. In a new video for the band's song "Whatever Forever," the group considers complacency in the anesthetized frenzy of day-to-day living.

The performances of this trailblazing transgender singer — once radically visible, now long hidden — have been likened to tornadoes. A new box set is a document of a career that never followed rules.

A survey looks at who feels discriminated against in America. The short answer: everyone, but for different reasons. And for some, it's nothing new. NPR's Code Switch team reports.

After a somewhat frenzied exit from the island of Ambae, officials are trying to ensure residents' return trips are orderly.