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Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks with author Dennis Lehane reflects on how Boston has dealt with a week of violence and uncertainty. Lehane is a Boston native and the author of many books about the city, including Mystic River.

Dr. Gregory McGriff, a black doctor in a largely white community, says gaining his patients' trust requires him to spend more time and "communicate a little bit more" than his white colleagues. He says that disparity, while seeming unfair, has helped to make him a better doctor.

In a new novel, David Gilbert tells the story of a famous, aging writer whose children do not feel as warmly toward him as his readers do. Gilbert wrote the book as his own father was getting older and his son was approaching his teen years.

The migrants traveled through Latin America in hopes of reaching the U.S.-Mexico border. Most were from Central America and Mexico, but a record number came from the Caribbean and even Africa.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence expanded access to Medicaid with a conservative twist. How it was done may offer hints into how Republicans proceed with changes to Obamacare.

The military's reliance on cyberspace is outpacing its ability to defend against cyberattacks, according to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Here's how cyberwarriors are being trained.

Winter travelers need to think about measles, mumps, polio and bug repellents.

Fewer than 10 percent of America's high schools offer computer science classes. Educators say just adding courses isn't enough — it will take teachers who inspire.

A new documentary from Colin Hanks looks back on a business empire that helped shape the tastes of many music fanatics.

Says one activist: "They tell us, 'Because of you, we are breathing free air.' "