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An abandoned building on Washington Street in downtown Gary, Ind. Once a booming steel town, Gary's population has dropped sharply, resulting in abandonment and decay.

In 2 Indiana Cities, All That Trump And Obama Touched Isn't Political Gold

Gary has seen economic investment from Donald Trump, and Kokomo benefited from President Obama's auto bailout. But those connections haven't necessarily led to political goodwill.

On the afternoon after a deadly attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub, a man who says he was wounded in the violence was among those attending a memorial service at the Joy MCC Church. Officials say 49 victims died in the attack by a lone gunman who was killed in a firefight with police.

Orlando's Deadly Mass Shooting: What We Know Monday

Comparing the attack that killed 49 victims in Florida to one that hit San Bernardino, Calif., President Obama calls it "homegrown extremism."

Zimbabwe Activists Won't Back Down To Mugabe

In anticipation of the next presidential elections in Zimbabwe, the government of President Robert Mugabe is cracking down on civil rights activists. Activists Magodonga Mahlangu and Jenni Williams have been arrested nearly 50 times each. They talk with host Michel Martin about why they keep pushing for reform.

Emeka Nnaka, who uses a wheelchair, drives his new accessible van to meet a friend in Tulsa, Okla. The van allows the 27-year-old greater independence, making it easier to get to school and work and to have a social life. Six years ago, Nnaka, then a semipro football player, broke his neck during a tackle and was paralyzed.

Why Disability And Poverty Still Go Hand In Hand 25 Years After Landmark Law

Disabled Americans are twice as likely to be poor as those without disabilities. They continue to face many financial and physical barriers, despite the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

How Schools Are Handling An 'Overparenting' Crisis

Two new books, The Gift of Failure and How To Raise An Adult, argue that too many children are being given too much.

United Farm Workers leader Dolores Huerta at the <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/16/440861458/grapes-of-wrath-the-forgotten-filipinos-who-led-a-farmworker-revolution">Delano grape workers strike</a> in Delano, Calif., 1966. The strike set in motion the modern farmworkers movement.

Dolores Huerta: The Civil Rights Icon Who Showed Farmworkers 'Sí Se Puede'

A key architect of the nationwide grape boycott that galvanized the farmworkers' rights movement, her legacy has long been overshadowed. A new film aims to change that. Huerta speaks with NPR.

#GrabYourWallet founder Shannon Coulter is looking to potentially expand her anti-Trump boycott movement into a non-profit focused on corporate social accountability and responsibility.

#GrabYourWallet's Anti-Trump Boycott Looks To Expand Its Reach

Shannon Coulter, the founder of the anti-Trump boycott movement #GrabYourWallet, believes the protest is having a broader cultural impact beyond affecting a corporation's bottom line.

A woman reacts to seeing the remains of her mother's home destroyed by the Marshall Wildfire in Louisville, Colo., in 2021. A new survey finds that most Americans say they have experienced extreme weather in the last five years.

You've likely been affected by climate change. Your long-term finances might be, too

Most Americans have recently been affected by extreme weather and support efforts to protect against future disasters, a new survey finds. And many people suffer long-term financial problems.

Writer Kip Stratton, 'Chasing the Rodeo'

Author Kip Stratton's new book, Chasing the Rodeo begins with his memory of the 1967 National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. He was 12. Stratton reads from the book and shares memories of the sport with John Ydstie.

Students eat lunch at Albert D. Lawton Intermediate School in Essex Junction, Vt., on June 9, 2022. The pandemic-era federal aid that made school meals available for free to all public school students — regardless of family income levels — is ending, raising fears about the effects in the upcoming school year for families already struggling with rising food and fuel costs.

As students go back to school, many face a lunch bill for the first time in 2 years

Parents and schools prepare to lose free meals provided as federal assistance during the pandemic at a time when families are feeling the strain of high food, gas, housing and utility costs.

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