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Before she turned to writing, the National Book Award nominee ran away from home and worked as a stripper. Her new collection of personal essays is Somebody with a Little Hammer.

Some people downsize when they retire. Cynthia and Warren Billings went really small- from a 5000 square foot house in New Hampshire, to a 500 square foot home. It’s not just any home though- this house is on a barge, tied up at a marina on Lake Monroe in Sanford.

Hal Kushner was a US Army flight surgeon who deployed to Vietnam in 1967. After his helicopter crashed, Kushner was captured, and spent more than five years in North Vietnamese prison camps. Kushner's story is part of a new documentary series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that airs on PBS in September.

The opioid epidemic is now a statewide public health emergency. In Orange County alone, heroin overdose deaths have spiked this year. So what’s driving the opioid epidemic, and with Governor Scott’s emergency declaration, how are health and law enforcement authorities responding? 90.7’s Abe Aboraya joins us along with Carol Burkett from Orange County's Drug Free office to talk about next steps for combating opioid addiction in Central Florida.

The legislature passed a bill last week that could provide an additional $25,000 tax exemption for homeowners.

"It was like a blown-out, glorified version of what was actually being said at that time," the rapper says of the butt-positive single that inspired controversy, parody and some genuine gratitude.

As a young woman, Sidibe struggled to find work before landing the film role that would change her life. "This is my path, and I'm really grateful that I'm on it," Sidibe says of her acting career.

When State Attorney Aramis Ayala announced in March that she would no longer seek the death penalty in capital cases, Florida Gov. Scott took away more than 20 murder cases in her jurisdiction.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tells NPR that America is still a "bright, shining city on the hill, not because we're perfect but because we struggle in our imperfections every day."

When it comes to space travel, especially deep space travel, packing light is key. Every pound of cargo requires precious fuel. So what if Mars-bound astronauts could convert the things around them, like the trash they make on the ship, into fuel?