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Actor Mary-Louise Parker has written a memoir, Dear Mr. You, in the form of letters to important men in her life — among them her beloved father and the accountant who had to tell her she was broke.

When damage from floods and earthquakes is tallied, the emphasis is on lost property and possessions. The poor face another, even more devastating kind of loss.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., being removed from the House Education and Budget committees.

The new U.S. policy toward Sudan focuses on incentives and disincentives toward ending the violence in the country. Maj. Gen. (retd.) Scott Gration, the U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan, says using pressures and incentives are at the heart of diplomacy. He also says accountability and justice must be part of the solution.

Eating plants is far better for the planet than eating animal products, and a new study shows just how much. 

The federal government announced Tuesday a $3.4 billion settlement with Indian trust account holders after more than a century of mismanaging their money. Elouise Cobell, a lead plaintiff in the long-running lawsuit Cobell v. Salazar, says the settlement means a lot to her, but more for American Indians who have waited a long time for justice.

Oleksandra Kuvshynova's parents say Fox News put their daughter in harm's way unnecessarily, then promoted a false account of her death. They also point blame at a reporter who was with her that day.

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to misleading regulators in connection with the deadly crashes of two 737 Max jets. But that deal with the DOJ has not quieted the anger of crash victims’ families.

What role, if any, should social media companies play in monitoring fake news? NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Vivian Schiller, former head of Twitter's news operation.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with extremism researcher Eviane Leidig about how some white nationalist housewives are using social media to normalize and amplify their beliefs.