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who has worked for more than 30 years in a small Guatemalan community, about how life has changed since the end of Guatemala's three decade-long civil war. Father Greg Schaffer and two other American priests live and work in San Lucas Toliman, in Guatemala's West Central Highlands.

Bolivar liberated six countries from Spanish rule in the early 19th century. A new film about his life features epic battles, rousing speeches and stunning landscapes in the spirit of Braveheart.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Northwestern University political scientist Danielle Gilbert about hostage diplomacy. Five Americans held in Iran were released this week.

A nationwide survey by health insurer Cigna finds that loneliness is widespread in America. Millennials and people in Generation Z tend to feel lonelier than retirees.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Mary Kate Cary, who wrote speeches for President George H.W. Bush, and Paul Orzulak, who was a Clinton administration peechwriter, about current presidential politics.

New York Times writer Jason DeParle's book American Dream explores the effects of the 1996 welfare reform enacted by President Clinton and Congress. DeParle and Angela Jobe, a woman featured in the book, join NPR's Scott Simon.

Commissioned by NPR in partnership with Ipsos, the poll also highlights sharp partisan divides on key foreign policy issues.

Attendance at the "Justice for J6" rally in Washington was dwarfed by police presence around a secured Capitol building.

Tom Cruise was in his early 20s when he first played the cocky young Navy pilot with the need for speed. Now, 36 years later, he's back — and Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is as insubordinate as ever.