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Protests in France continue after the retirement age was raised, which threatens a quintessential French concept: That retirement is a time to enjoy life after years of contributing to the economy.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Max Porter about his new novel, "Shy," about a teenager's attempt to escape a home for troubled boys and the inner turmoil he experiences along the way.

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember singer and activist Harry Belafonte, who died this week at the age of 96.

We look at what North Carolina Supreme Court's reversal on a GOP voting map means for gerrymandering cases in other states, as well as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's win on the debt ceiling bill.

Pope Francis says women will be allowed to vote on a Vatican panel that had been exclusively male. NPR's Scott Simon asks Kate McElwee of the Women's Ordination Conference about it.

A growing number of hospitals are shifting care into patients' homes. That means moving medications, machines and staffing with it, but hospitals are finding patients heal better, and it's cheaper.

The Unalaska Public Library will reopen this weekend, more than a year after it closed for a long-awaited renovation and expansion. The library will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration Sunday, April 30, from 1 to 3 p.m.

An apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Uman was hit after a series of early morning airstrikes across the country Friday.

House Republicans narrowly passed a bill linking a debt ceiling raise to spending cuts, which Biden says he would veto. A political historian explains why he may have to make some concessions.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to former Federal Reserve governor Claudia Sahm about who's feeling the biggest pinch of high inflation and rising interest rates, and what the Fed might do next.