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NPR's Libby Lewis reports on the legal questions surrounding American Jose Padilla, detained as an enemy combatant. Last week's ruling that the government has the right to indefinitely detain without charges Yaser Hamdi, a U.S. citizen captured on a battlefield in Afghanistan, did not help clarify the case of Padilla, who was captured on American soil.

As the hospice movement in America observes its 30th anniversary, John Biewen of American Radioworks offers an audio portrait of one of the more than 900,000 Americans expected to benefit from hospice care this year.

A U.S. solder is killed and at least five wounded after shooting breaks out near an American checkpoint in Fallujah, Iraq. The incident comes a day after more than 1,500 U.S. soldiers arrived in the area in response to increasing attacks on American forces. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

Our summer reading series features writer Jonathan Franzen. He's been reading two works of American history: Gordon Wood's The Radicalism of the American Revolution (Random House; ISBN: 0679736883) and Reagan's America (Penguin Books; ISBN: 0140296077) by Garry Wills. He's also going to attempt to read Herman Melville's Moby Dick for the fourth time.

On July 4, a special series on the history of American music debuts on Morning Edition. Honky Tonks, Hymns and the Blues highlights the creation of the American musical traditions that give this country its own unique sound. These continue to influence music and culture around the world. Preview the series, and hear music samples from Jimmie Rodgers and other featured performers.

Fresh Air music critic Milo Miles reviews Classic African American Gospel, a Smithsonian Folkways "Classic" that spans over a half century of recordings. Featuring Reverend Gary Davis, Sonny Terry and others, the compilation illustrates a truly American musical tradition.

Experts are worried that Americans' personal data could end up in the hands of bad actors.

The North American prairie rivals the Amazon rainforest in its biological diversity, and it’s disappearing even faster.

Ben de la Cruz is an award-winning documentary video producer and multimedia journalist. He is currently a senior visuals editor. In addition to overseeing the multimedia coverage of NPR's global health and development, his responsibilities include working on news products for emerging platforms including Amazon's and Google's smart screens. He is also part of a team developing a new way of thinking about how NPR can collaborate and engage with our audience as well as photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, animators, and graphic designers to build new visual storytelling avenues on NPR's website, social media platforms, and through live events.

After President Trump took office, Andrew Tate proclaimed, "The Tates will be free." A year later, Tate is being held in federal prison after he was arrested following a U.K. extradition request.