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With refugee resettlement organizations stretched thin, the U.S. is trying a different approach. The new private sponsorship program will allow groups of regular people to sponsor refugees.

Spring break season has hit and airline tickets prices are high. Jet fuel, consumer demand and airline staffing shortages are all to blame. But there are other issues in play as well.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Margaret O'Mara, a professor at the University of Washington, about Microsoft's future. She's also the author of The Code, a history of Silicon Valley.

Flora Greenberg of Albion, Calif. plays with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe and Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz

From watching the sun rise — yeah, it's a cliche but it works! — to dancing to techno music to doing good for others to just plain smiling, readers share what gives them optimism in times of trouble.

Dave Smith, a pioneer of the synthesizer, revolutionized pop music in the 1980s. David Bowie and Madonna are among the legions who used his Prophet 5 synthesizer. Smith died last week at age 72.

The incident happened between 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, known as the "Notre Dame" of Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood.

James Jones is a Black Mormon who is using his church's theology to teach anti-racist principles to fellow church members.

Forming new friendships as an adult can seem like an impossible feat. Psychologist Marisa G. Franco shares her top tips for making genuine connections.

The Senate will be in session today, but most lawmakers remain away from Washington, with no signs of progress towards ending a partial government shutdown in its sixth day.