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After an NPR investigation led to an overhaul of the troubled TEACH Grant program, the U.S. Department of Education says teachers have had nearly $44 million in loans turned back into grants.

Many doctors are suffering burnout five months into the pandemic. But the toll is compounded for Latino doctors serving heavily affected Latino communities. Some are now beginning to seek help.

Sal Khan, a pioneer of online learning, says virtual instruction can't replace the real thing. With many schools going virtual this fall, he says building in one-on-one interaction will go a long way.

Firefighters have been battling hundreds of blazes sparked by thousands of lightning strikes. "It wouldn't matter if we had five times more firefighters," says the battalion chief for Sonoma County.

Thanks to swift pacing and high production values, viewers got a compact and highly watchable two hours of political messaging each night. It was, in fact, remarkably slick.

Three questions about the people who stand in for actors when a posterior shot is required, and the star is either unwilling or unqualified to do it. Originally broadcast May 9, 2020.

Hiaasen skewers Palm Beach and Florida life in the new novel, Squeeze Me. Justin Chang reviews Tesla. Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau focus on the U.S. immigration system in a new documentary.

The state is seeing some of the worst wildfires in its history. At least six people have died and over 100,000 face evacuation orders as the fires show no sign of letting up.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Monique Dixon of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, about the organization's suggestions for improving transparency in police contracts.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with law professor Ellen Zavian about universities pushing for football to return when students aren't on campus and what that means for the NCAA's definition of amateurism.