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NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember Alice Tan Ridley, who busked in the New York City subways and reached the semi-finals of "America's Got Talent."

"Don't let my glad expression give you the wrong impression," Smokey Robinson sings — but no one could mistake the face of Gags, the Green Bay Clown, for anything other than grim. What's his story?

From awe and excitement to trepidation, Americans share their experiences of Monday's solar eclipse.

You can rate your dinner, your hotel stay, your dentist, and your phone call with the cable company. NPR's Scott Simon wonders if all these requests for feedback have any actual impact.

A parade of weather systems promises to bring high winds, blizzards and flooding to many parts of the U.S. this week.

The National Park Service took down a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, a landmark of the LGBTQ rights movement.

President Biden told the nation it was time to pass the torch. Israel's prime minister addressed congressional lawmakers. VP Harris faces challenges when it comes to her record on law enforcement.

The remains of at least 42 people have been located in charred areas of the wildfire still burning in northern California outside of the city of Chico. More than 200 people are reported missing.

Charities are trying to help with what a Red Cross staffer calls "the worst humanitarian crisis in Mozambique's history." Zimbabwe and Malawi were also struck.

NPR's Steve Inkeep talks to political anthropologist Yarimar Bonilla, who has been protesting in Puerto Rico to force the governor to resign.