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Retta is best known for her role as Donna on the hit comedy Parks and Recreation. She has just published a book of essays called So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know.

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal says if Betsy DeVos won't investigate fraud at for-profit colleges, he will. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the man taking on the secretary of education.

The evacuated housing development at Leilani Estates was built on the flank of the volcano. Some people wonder why anyone would ever live there. The answer? The homes are affordable.

This Sunday, it's the end of "start your engines" for racing star Danica Patrick. The only woman to win an IndyCar race, Patrick leaves motor sports with a last run at the Indy 500.

The NFL announced a new policy that will fine teams if any of their players kneel during the national anthem.

A small-batch ice cream maker in Baltimore explores the sweet — and salty, spicy and even a little nutty — sides of historical people and places through clever, deeply researched flavor combinations.

The country has some of the strictest laws on abortion in the developed world. But that will change, after 66.4 percent of voters chose to repeal a constitutional amendment.

Bean was the lunar module pilot of Apollo 12, which made the second moon landing, in 1969. Later in life, as a painter, he chronicled the people and experience of the Apollo program.

In Washington, D.C., a dramatic memorial of bright red flowers pays tribute to men and women who died in uniform.

A new documentary, John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls explores the life of the war hero turned U.S. senator. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the filmmaker Peter Kunhardt.