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This image released by ABC shows Lauren Burnham, left, and Arie Luyendyk Jr. on "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose." Luyendyk says he's willing to take the heat for dumping Becca Kufrin to find true love with runner-up Lauren Burnham. His decision to break up with Kufrin during Monday's season finale after theyd become engaged prompted such descriptive headlines as horror, "brutal" and "gut-wrenching, (Paul Hebert/ABC via AP)

After the most dramatic finale ever, we’ll ask: Why do we love and loathe "The Bachelor"?

Also: A former Playboy model alleges an affair with Donald Trump; a Maryland girl struck in a high school shooting is taken off life support; and the city of Atlanta's government computers are hacked.

FILE - In this July 24, 1967 file photo, a Michigan State police officer searches a youth on Detroit's 12th Street where looting was still in progress after the previous day's rioting. The last surviving member of the Kerner Commission says he remains haunted that the panel's recommendations on US race relation and poverty were never adopted, but he is hopeful they will be one day. Former U.S. Sen. Fred Harris says 50 years after working on a report to examine the causes of the late 1960s race riots he strongly feels that poverty and structural racism still enflames racial tensions even as the United States becomes more diverse. (AP Photo/File)

The Kerner Commission On Racial Unrest, 50 Years Later

The Kerner Commission Report on racial inequality in America. 50 years on, they’re taking another look.

In this March 23, 2010 file photo, a surveillance camera is seen in front of the Google China headquarters in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Searching For An Answer For Google's Dominance

Critics say Google unfairly squashes its competition, like Standard Oil a century ago, or AT&T a generation ago. Is it time for a trust-busting government to intervene?

Nurse practitioner Dwayne Dobschuetz, left, visits patient Marvin Shimp, at Shimp's home in Chicago on Jan. 10, 2018. Shimp has lost much of his vision to macular degeneration and Dobschuetz's house calls help him stay out of the hospital with regular visits to check vitals and answer questions. Dobschuetz sees several patients in their homes each day, traveling by bicycle. He works at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, which is taking a new approach to helping older patients stay healthier. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

A Looming Crisis In Home Health Care For The Elderly

Keeping the elderly in their own homes. Most of us want to. But who will care for them? And what about the costs? The crisis in home health care.

The cover of Rachel Botsman's book, "Who Can You Trust?"

'Who Can You Trust?' Faith In Institutions Is Low As Tech Changes Everything

The great trust shift. Public trust in institutions at an all-time low. But are we really living in an age of distrust? We’ll explore.

After a long history of civil war and corruption, many Liberians didn't trust their government's attempts to control Ebola.

Radio Replay: Don't Panic!

Chaos is a part of all of our lives. Sometimes we try to control it. And other times, we just have to live with it. On this week's Radio Replay, we explore different strategies for coping with chaos.

Far from his down-and-out days on Skid Row, Ben Shirley is currently a student at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

From Skid Row To The San Francisco Conservatory Of Music

Ben Shirley's addictions landed him on the streets of Los Angeles. Now, at 53, he's turning his life around with the help of music.

On Point Listens From Iowa: The Way Ahead For America

Tom is in Ames, Iowa, last stop on the show’s year-long national listening tour, talking with Iowans about the country’s way ahead.

In this Feb. 17, 2016, file photo an iPhone is seen in Washington. A new lawsuit claims the governments practice of searching laptops and cellphones at airports and border crossings is unconstitutional because modern electronic devices carry troves of private information. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Can You Balance Screen Time And Family Time?

Family time versus screen time. Anya Kamenetz, NPR’s digital reporter and mother of two, says they really can co-exist.

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