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Columbia, S.C., Mayor Stephen Benjamin has endorsed former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Benjamin tells NPR's Michel Martin why he's supporting a candidate who's not on the ballot in his state.

Franklin is worth watching — not only for what it reveals about how the U.S. won independence from England then – but also about the complexities of war, and international politics now.

Stephen Benjamin, the mayor of Columbia, S.C., has reservations about the state's plan to start reopening businesses. He speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, about how he thinks the federal government can ramp up COVID-19 vaccination.

More and more states are liberalizing marijuana laws, either for medical or recreational use. Reporter Deandre Benjamin reflects on the marijuana use he sees in his neighborhood and among his friends.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Liz Benjamin, host of Capital Tonight on Spectrum News about the the scandal around Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and New York's political landscape.

Steve Benjamin, mayor of Columbia, S.C., talks with Renee Montagne about the flooding that has crippled his city. On Sunday, almost 7 inches of rain fell, the most ever recorded in the city's history.

Melanie Benjamin's Alice I Have Been imagines the life and regrets of Alice Liddell, the real-life girl who served as the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice knew Carroll as Charles Dodgson, a neighbor who told her stories and photographed her as a young girl.

Nearly all USAID programs halted, Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Panama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits D.C., and a look at the safety of marijuana products in the U.S.

Melissa Block talks to former State Department coordinator for counterterrorism Daniel Benjamin about the level of threat the self-described Islamic State poses to the United States.