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Most of the U.S. is served by volunteer firefighters, but staffing and operating these departments has never been harder. Many are stretched increasingly thin, sometimes with near fatal consequences.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the process of reuniting families separated at the southern border by Trump-era policies.

Russell Shorto's grandfather was a mob leader in the industrial town of Johnstown, Pa. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2021 about the havoc that resulted from his grandfather's business dealings.

Samantha Power, journalist turned diplomat and now head of USAID, famously wrote about the responsibility to stop genocide. Her mission now is to help shore up Bosnia's fragile multi-ethnic democracy.

It's now been a year since the American Hospital Association alleged price gouging and asked the White House to investigate and act. Bidding wars among states have only escalated.

When President Biden meets New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday, the two will discuss gun violence and crime — as well as show support for law enforcement.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Michael Evans, mayor of Mansfield, Texas, about the arrival of a potentially dangerous storm, and what's changed since last February's catastrophic ice and snow storm.

"Sixteen shots and a cover-up" was the rallying cry after a video showed a Chicago police officer killed a black teenager in 2014. On Thursday, Jason Van Dyke gets an early release from prison.

The Animal Welfare League of Arlington rescued the hen. The league tells The Washington Post, that "for actual security reasons we are not allowed to disclose the exact location."

President Biden said the counterterrorism operation took out ISIS leader Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. Biden said all Americans returned safely. An aid group says Syrian civilians were killed.