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Before the smartphone, the laptop and the pocket calculator, there was a powerful mechanical computer. Our new series, Tools of the Trade, begins with a look at the slide rule.

Abdul Sattar Edhi and his foundation are synonymous with humanitarian work in Pakistan. But that didn't keep the foundation from being robbed of more than $1 million, provoking widespread outrage.

American journalist Suki Kim spent six months teaching English at a North Korean University that serves the sons of the elite. She chronicles her experience in a new book, Without You, There Is No Us.

It sounds almost superhuman to try to straighten a river and then recarve the curves. That's what federal and state officials did to Central Florida's Kissimmee River.

WMFE's election coverage continues with candidates for Florida House District 29 - Mike Clelland (D) and Scott Plakon (R)

Do big-city chiefs like John Deasy, recently ousted from LA Unified, get enough time to make a difference?

90.7 Economic Analyst Hank Fishkind weighs in on the economic promises of Florida's gubernatorial candidates- and their policies

From our panel of public-radio hosts to you: a hand-picked sampler of free downloads, including new music from Son Little, Ty Segall, Rome Fortune, Kaytranada, Allo Darlin' and more.

Joel Beckerman is a composer who specializes in sonic branding. His new book is called The Sonic Boom: How Sound Transforms the Way We Think, Feel, and Buy.

When police pulled a gun on Bryan Stevenson as he was sitting quietly in his car in Atlanta, he knew he had to effect change. His memoir describes his attempts, including freeing men on death row.