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Luthier Jean Horner taught himself to make fiddles in the 1950s. His instruments became know as the Stradivari's of the Appalachian Cumberlands. He died earlier this year at age 91.

More than 8,000 have been infected, prompting the government to institute COVID-like restrictions

A confrontation between religious freedom and public safety has reached the Supreme Court of Texas. The battle is over access to a site where Native Americans have been holding spiritual ceremonies for centuries.

NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the man who opened fire at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as Patrick Joseph White. White died and a police officer was shot and killed.

The Trump administration has given an ultimatum to immigrants without legal status: Leave voluntarily, or you'll be detained and deported. This has forced some immigrant families in the U.S. to grapple with very hard choices.

Israel's government and media deny there is a starvation crisis in Gaza -- but some Israelis are starting to doubt that narrative.

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long is stepping down. Jacob Bogage, White House economic correspondent at the Washington Post, talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we checked in with reporters across the state to see how cities and counties are responding to audits from the state’s Department of Government Efficiency or ‘DOGE’ (00:24). Then, we spoke with Your Florida state government reporter Douglas Soule about Gov. DeSantis’ push to draw a new congressional map for the state (19:50) and later UF Professor Sharon Austin (28:04). Plus, a roundup of education news from the week including reports of fewer teacher vacancies (37:44) and how Florida’s voucher program is funneling money away from public schools (39:40).

Elderly people living in nursing homes can experience increased feelings of isolation and loneliness. For nearly 40 years, Paul Falkowski has made it his mission to help fight loneliness in nursing homes, one visit at a time.