With the school year about to end, NPR's Scott Simon ponders how quickly children grow up and become their own persons.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Anoushka Shankar about her new album Love Letters P.S. and the inspiration she found while making music during the pandemic.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jesse McCarthy about his debut novel, The Fugitivities. It's the story of a young, Black man trying to form his own identity.

A Mexican soccer team kept making it to the league championship finals and then losing, leading people to use their name as a verb meaning "to blow it at the last minute." Last weekend, they won.

Facebook is keeping former President Donald Trump off its platform until at least January 2023, and it is ending a policy of treating politicians differently from other users.

As President Joe Biden continues talks with Senate Republicans over his infrastructure package, House Democrats move ahead with a transportation bill that could cover some of Biden's desired agenda.

Experts blame Russian hackers for the latest attack — this one targeting humanitarian agencies. What can the Biden administration do to protect U.S. agencies from these supply chain hacks?

ESPN's Howard Bryant discusses Naomi Osaka's decision to boycott news conferences at the upcoming French Open and the "magic" play by Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

During the pandemic, writer Maggie Downs of Palm Springs, Calif., decided she needed to stop drinking. Now that she's able to socialize again, she's determined to stick with the sober life.

The pandemic's toll on Argentina was symbolized in a viral photo of a young COIVD-19 patient, unconscious on a hospital floor. We look at the latest measures and government response in the country.