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Claims of racism are at the heart of a scandal within the organization Romance Writers of America — a powerful industry group with a lot more going for it than heaving bosoms and swarthy pirates.

NPR's Noel King talks to the team associated with Cops and Robbers which combines animation with activism, with themes of childhood innocence and traumatic realities of racial injustice.

Members of the DNC have their first meeting of the Biden era on Thursday. They will consider whether Iowa should keep its place at the front of the presidential nominating process.

The social media site Parler went dark after Amazon's web-hosting services pulled the plug. This highlighted the often invisible Internet infrastructure that makes using the Internet possible.

That is one of the questions studied by scientists who received Ig Nobel Prizes at Harvard University, at the ceremony put on by the otherwise-august institution for the past 27 years.

Lee Porter, executive director of the Fair Housing Council, talks to NPR's Leila Fadel about the work done for the organization by David Stern prior to his time as NBA commissioner.

Protests started over the weekend in St. Louis after the acquittal of a white police officer who shot and killed a black man in 2011. Some demonstrators say they'll keep protesting for weeks.

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman finished her poem "The Hill We Climb" after the January 6 riot at the Capitol. We hear an excerpt from her reading today.

Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris was a major TV moment, featuring stars, such as Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez. NPR reviews the television coverage of Inauguration Day events.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with former Obama administration official Nicole Lurie about the options the federal government now has to intervene in the coronavirus pandemic.

Bisa French is Richmond, CA's new police chief. She's the first woman and woman of color to lead the force in its history. Activists are cautiously optimistic she can foster real change.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Jessica Valenti about a new book she co-edited entitled Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World.

Rachel Martin talks to Derek Thompson of The Atlantic about the impact of college selectivity on life after graduation.

When Braxton Moral of Kansas was in third grade, his teacher told his parents that he was "really, really gifted." In May he'll graduate high school and days later pick up his undergraduate degree.

In response to the deaths of two Guatemalan children in U.S. custody, the Department of Homeland Security has ordered more stringent medical screenings of minors detained at the border.

"Will we meet the moment like our forbearers have?" the newly sworn-in president asked Americans during the star-studded inaugural celebration. "I believe we must and I believe we will."

Noel King talks to Claudia Puig and April Wolfe of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association about their favorite films of 2018.

Nearly two dozen career civil servants have been named by the Biden administration to temporarily lead the nation's federal agencies in the next phase of the transition of government.

The contributions made by composer-musicians Roberta Martin and Kenneth Morris, who continued Thomas Dorsey's work.

Grocers from Aldi to Trader Joe's are pitching financial incentives to their employees to encourage them to get vaccinated.