President Trump's executive order on homelessness aims to make it easier for states and cities to get people into mental health or addiction treatment, even if that means involuntary civil commitment.

In 2009, Kim Perlak was teaching music at three different colleges while also working a number of other jobs. She felt totally alone. A woman in the registrar's office changed that.

The Trump administration has stopped a longstanding practice of allowing immigrants who are challenging deportation to do so while free on bond. Officials now say they should all remain in detention.

President Trump's executive order on how cities and states deal with homelessness encourages removing encampments and getting people into treatment -- through involuntary civil commitment if needed.

Twenty-one states are suing after the USDA demanded states turn over sensitive data on food assistance applicants. The lawsuit calls the demand an "Orwellian surveillance campaign."

NPR goes on a coast-to-coast hunt for treasure hiding in plain sight. Learn about sea glass and how to find it.

Alexandria's Mayor Alyia Gaskins discusses how a "housing first" approach has helped her city — and why President Trump's executive order on homelessness could hurt efforts to house people.

A growing movement of events — called Repair Fairs — want to help people learn to fix their broken things and, in turn, keep them out of landfills. NPR visits an event in northern New York.

NPR speaks with investigative journalist Vicky Ward about the life of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, as well as her impressions of him. Ward profiled Epstein for "Vanity Fair" in 2003.

Steve Inskeep speaks with former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about distrust in government and the status of the Democratic Party.