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Rachel Martin talks with economist William Spriggs about the rise in poverty levels, especially among minority communities in the U.S., due to the lack of new coronavirus stimulus.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with William Harvey, president of Hampton University, about his decision to offer a free semester to students from the University of the Bahamas impacted by Hurricane Dorian.

President Trump was scheduled to meet with Russian President Putin at the G20 summit. After Russia seized 3 Ukrainian vessels, former ambassador William Taylor, discusses if the meeting is still on.

Arkansas executed 2 men Monday in the nation's first double execution in nearly two decades. They're the second and third of six inmates slated to get the death penalty in the state in an 11-day span.

David Greene talks to William Lacy Swing, director general of the International Organization for Migration, about why this year was the deadliest for migrants and refugees since World War II.

William Harvey, president of Hampton University, says the season premiere of BET's new show The Quad was a "bogus representation" of historically black colleges and universities.

Commander William Marks, a spokesperson for the U.S. 7th Fleet, describes the ongoing search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The U.S. Navy is lending a hand in the efforts to find it.

In secretly-recorded comments released Monday, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney referred to some 47 percent of Americans who pay no income tax, are dependent on the federal government for assistance, and will vote for President Obama no matter what. Something near 47 percent falls in each category, but they are three distinct groups.

Today, digital maps are a big business, and Google has become nearly everyone's go-to cartographer. But there are challengers out there — and you might be surprised by some of the competition.

In a career spanning seven decades, Wallach appeared in over 200 films, plays and TV shows. His roles ranged from Mr. Freeze on TV's Batman to Kilroy in Tennessee William's Camino Real on Broadway.

In fiction, Karen Thompson Walker's sci-fi debut and Vladimir Nabokov's unfinished final novel arrive in paperback. In softcover nonfiction, Toby Wilkinson reviews Egypt's political past; Alec Wilkinson surveys 19th-century polar exploration; and William Broad probes the science of yoga.

In the late 1960s, Elizabeth Coffey-Williams' family kicked her out after she told them that she was transgender — before many knew what that meant. A little brother's embrace welcomed her back.

Marchers are walking 120 miles from Ferguson to the governor's mansion in Jefferson City to ask for improvements to policing policies. Melissa Block talks to NAACP President Cornell William Brooks.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong about his opposition to a settlement with Purdue Pharma, which would help the company restructure into a non-profit entity.

Last week Congress delayed an upgrade of codes that govern the U.S. health system. Some say this will waste millions of dollars and make cost-saving and life-saving research more difficult.

Michelle Williams tackles screen icon Marilyn Monroe in a movie about moviemaking — she's filming a comedy with Laurence Olivier, and it's not going well.

In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, here's a playlist showcasing some of the Jazz Night team's favorite Tiny Desk concerts.

Slate contributor Timothy Noah shares an essay about his experiences representing his deceased wife, journalist Marjorie Williams, on a book tour. Williams wrote for Vanity Fair and The Washington Post for many years. Her last book, The Woman at the Washington Zoo: Writings on Politics, Family, And Fate, is an essay collection of her observations about life in Washington, D.C.

"It was written for the masses," says the director of a New York organization raising money to bring Shakespeare's work to new audiences.

Airline veteran and writer William McGee says airlines' aggressive cost-cutting hasn't just added fees and hassles. He says they're taking steps that compromise safety — and regulators are letting it happen.