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The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a plan that would give the nearly 12 million undocumented workers now living in the United States a path to citizenship. The debate now moves to the full Senate. NPR's Jennifer Ludden helps explain the politics and policies involved.

NPR staff recommend 6 new novels for summer reading: "How to End a Love Story," "Victim," "The Women," "A Short Walk Through a Wide World," "Birding with Benefits" and "Swift River."

With the Common Core State Standards' emphasis on "complex texts," some critics worry kids are being asked to struggle too much. We ask: How much is too much?

The final weeks of the year are chock-full of huge movies. People Magazine film critic Alynda Wheat offers reviews of some popular year-enders, including Joy, The Hateful Eight and Concussion.

With “American Idol” ending this year, I looked up a few former local singers who got huge career boosts from Fox’s music competition reality show.Almost…

It's wedding season! For this week's Call-In, Mandy Len Catron, author of the new book How to Fall in Love with Anyone, answers your questions about love and relationships.

After years trying to conceive, novelist Jennifer Gilmore and her husband decided to adopt. What they thought would be a relatively simple process was instead a long and painful one. In her latest novel, Gilmore channels these autobiographical experiences into fiction.

Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin'" came out in 1963 as the country was entering a tumultuous time. Both the civil rights and antiwar movements embraced it as an anthem of protest.

The historic fires in Los Angeles meant many students lost homes, schools, or both. Now, as some schools reopen, families are trying to find routine.

Graham was a creative force in the performing arts. She wanted dance to express authentic, human emotions — a revolutionary idea in the late 1920s.