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Author Kathryn Harrison's new book of essays is about her own family. She talks to Rachel Martin about coming to terms with one of the worst crimes that happened to her, perpetrated by her own father.

Lansing, Mich., has been ripping out its lead water pipes for more than a decade and is now and has learned a few things. It's now sharing those tips with Flint.

The southbound 89 train struck a backhoe on the train tracks, derailing the lead engine. Service between Wilmington and Philadelphia has been suspended. Thirty-five passengers were injured.

Dozens died this weekend in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, which ethnic Armenian separatists have controlled for two decades. Separatists say they've seen no sign of the promised cease-fire.

The former WNBA star and her battle with depression is the subject of a new documentary, Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw. She speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

The phrase "safe third country" is part of a European Union deal that will send refugees to Turkey starting Monday. NPR's Peter Kenyon discusses what the phrase means.

April is National Poetry Month. And the audience is sending All Things Considered original poems in 140 characters or less on Twitter. Here's an update from the curators who have been reading along.

Author Ted Genoways traces the origins of canned spam in his book The Chain; Farm, Factory and the Fate of Our Food.

Stuart Delery, acting associate attorney general, is resigning to explore options in the private sector. He leaves as the highest-ranking openly gay leader in the department's history.

It's degrading to the religious book to put it on the same level as the state flower and bird, says a Republican critic of the bill.