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Thursday marks 50 years since a flood killed 238 people in Rapid City, South Dakota. Survivors say it's important to tell their stories, so future generations don't repeat deadly mistakes of the past.

The Biden administration declined to invite Cuba to this week's Summit of the Americas. Free speech advocates point to a crackdown in Cuba that heightens surveillance and stifles dissent.

What exactly is a 'universal background check' for gun sales,and why has it been so hard for federal legislation to mandate such checks?

A massive fire near a port in southeastern Bangladesh has killed more than 49 people and injured 200 others. The fire broke out at an import-export container depot.

The sports world was busy this weekend with an NBA playoff game, the French Open and international soccer matches. NPR's Tom Goldman recaps the biggest moments.

Polls show that a majority of Americans, including gun owners, support some restrictions on firearms but hesitate to speak out publicly because they feel they are being alienated or blamed.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author Leila Mottley about her new novel, Nightcrawling, about a young Black woman in Oakland, Calif., who turns to prostitution to support herself and her family.

Nearly half of college students who take out loans for school don't finish within six years. Isabelle Praget is struggling with this kind of debt, and she speaks with Ayesha Rascoe about it.

TV stations in North Carolina have pulled controversial ads targeting Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Cheri Beasley.

18 Spanish language radio stations across the U.S., including the conservative Radio Mambi in Miami, are being sold to a new Latino media group run largely by Democrats.