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NPR's Susan Stamberg reports on the life and legacy of American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. September 24th marks the centennial of his birth. We return to the Princeton campus, where Fitzgerald attended school and where they still study his book This Side of Paradise --the book was a hit and launched F. Scott into early stardom. The Great Gatsby - Fitzgerald's best-known book - continued exploring the theme of privilege, and demonstrated his skillful use of prose. We hear about his wife Zelda, the southern belle he adored but who suffered from mental illness that kept her in and out of hospitals, and about the writer's own problems with alcohol and writer's block. In the late '30s, Fitzgerald went west to write for the movies...he worked on several films, including "Gone with the Wind." His last novel, The Last Tycoon, was unfinished. F. Scott Fitzgerald died an early death in 1940, when he was only 44. Even though he named the Jazz Age and embodied it in his life, he died thinking he was a failure. (IN STEREO)

The television network Al Jazeera presents news to 22 Arab countries. As Steve Inskeep reports for All Things Considered, the network is now planning a dramatic increase in its coverage of the United States.

After a devastating tornado swept through western Kentucky last night, many Fulton County residents are without power and shelter, as they deal with the aftermath left in the tornado’s wake.

The Texas Department of State Health Services adjusted the number of people who died from last February's storm to 246 people — up from July's tally of 210.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott called it a "gut wrenching tragedy" for the city, the fire department and the firefighters' families.

The 26-year-old suspect allegedly killed two people at an apartment complex in Brown Deer, Wis., police said. At least one person was injured.

Kentucky reports another record-breaking COVID-19 daily case count, including outbreaks in correctional facilities.

The so-called "Freedom Convoy" was originally set up to oppose the federal government's vaccine mandate and now participants say they have no plans to leave.

In both incidents, officials say the bed rails were not securely attached to the bed. The two victims became entrapped between the product and their mattresses.

Every American president receives gifts from fans and foreign dignitaries, but as Harriet Baskas reports for Hidden Treasures, an occasional series on All Things Considered, some of the most precious and peculiar ones never get displayed.