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Writer Suzan-Lori Parks has won acclaim for depictions of African-American life. The author of Topdog/Underdog discusses two of her favorite dramatic scenes, from The Sound of Music and Taxi Driver.

It’s been a busy week for environmental-related news in Virginia – with the state’s Air Pollution Control Board voting to remove the Commonwealth from a regional greenhouse gas program.Michael Pope and Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, recap the week in politics and state government.

And what is normal, anyway? We talk about the latest in coronavirus response and its effect on national politics.

The United Nations says there are more displaced today people than ever before in our history – 110 million people have been forced from their homes.

Meanwhile, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan housing bill on Thursday aimed at boosting the construction of affordable homes, but it faces hurdles in the House.

There are more damaging revelations swirling about Facebook as new reporting has come to light based on information from whistleblower Frances Haugen.

A new poll sends a stark message about the way most young Americans view our democracy: "in trouble" or "failing."

Two people are still missing after the historic Marshall Fire destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and other buildings in Colorado last Thursday. Could climate change mean more urban fires in the west?

An NPR/IPSOS poll this week found just fewer than half of Republicans believe in the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election.

If the Food and Drug Administration signs off on the approval, the nation's youngest children could be getting the first dose before the end of the month.