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The parents of Nolan Wells, who was found dead on Horn Island in Mississippi, held a funeral for the 18-year-old on Monday. Wells was with friends for the Fourth of July and did not return home.

Singer-songwriter John R. Miller was recently awarded the John Prine Fellowship for Songwriting. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Miller about his new album, "The Great Unknowing."

Having a Great Summer means something different to everyone. Especially the staff at All Things Considered

A historic rainfall event has left communities across several Missouri counties underwater and prompted water rescues, including an evacuation of a summer camp.

Deep red Montana offered to start making Medicaid recipients prove they work to receive benefits. Now it's pushing back against the Trump administration's stringent requirements.

Amongst the cattle ranches and stretches of desert of Eastern Nevada, there aren’t a lot of social events. But there is a full moon hike every month in the tiny town of Baker.

Following months of backlash from anti-taxation activists, the Leland town council voted on Thursday to approve the $46 million budget. That plan includes a 17% property tax increase, or a four-cent increase from last year's rate of 23 cents per $100.

The county was approached by Cape Fear Development, looking for a $2-million loan with a more favorable interest rate than private lenders. In return, CFD proposes to build 236 townhomes and maintain them at 60-90% of AMI for ten years.

Historian Micki McElya revisits one September afternoon in 1968, Atlantic City, when the Miss America pageant collided with a changing country. Her new book is Liberation Summer.

Pope Leo's Black family roots inspired journalist Susan Saulny to research her Creole great-uncle who moved to Chicago, became white and didn't return. She describes her journey to reunite her family.