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Ed Gordon talks with actor Morgan Freeman, who's been called one of the most respected figures in modern U.S. cinema. Freeman won his first Oscar earlier this year for best supporting actor for his role in Million Dollar Baby. The 67-year-old actor's latest film Unleashed opens in theaters around the country Friday.

From watching the sun rise — yeah, it's a cliche but it works! — to dancing to techno music to doing good for others to just plain smiling, readers share what gives them optimism in times of trouble.

Alex Chadwick talks to John Dickerson of Slate.com about the confusion over whether or when Hillary Clinton will concede the race to Barack Obama. And two superdelegates also discuss their recent endorsements.

Ahead of the release of her new album Color Theory, Soccer Mommy's Sophie Allison spoke with NPR's Audie Cornish about her songwriting process, her '90s inspirations and her career ambitions.

President Trump travels to Arizona to talk about his southern border wall. Five states hold primary elections. And, an update on the first U.S. patient to get treatment from a gene-editing technique.

More than 200,000 people in the U.S. have died of COVID-19. We hear from three areas of the country about how the pandemic has affected life there.

On this week's Barbershop, NPR's Michel Martin talks sports and culture with journalism professor and sports commentator Kevin Blackistone, CNN's AJ Willingham, and documentarian Bryan Fogel.

Irma, which smashed through the Florida Keys, is now a Category 1 hurricane. Israeli politicians are criticizing the prime minister's oldest son for posting an anti-Semitic caricature.

President Trump's most popular tweets include attacks on the media, name-calling of North Korea's leader and "covfefe" — whatever that is.

With suicide in the news, a writer finds the courage to share the story of her own worst night — and what got her through.

In his Emmy-nominated Netflix series, Peter Morgan explores the shame, regret and "misdemeanors of the past" that haunt the House of Windsor. Originally broadcast Jan. 16, 2018.

A hometown hero is being laid to rest in Louisville, Ky., Friday, as Muhammad Ali, the boxer and humanitarian, is being buried. Fans from far and wide have come to the city to pay their respects.