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A dazzle of zebras — that's what you call a group of them by the way — escaped from a legally-run farm in the D.C. area 25 days ago. Since then, they've been popping up in the suburbs.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with former US Ambassador to Haiti, Pamela White, about what options are available to Haiti to qwell the country's recent unrest.

Julius Rosenwald built nearly 5,000 schools for black children across the south. That was a century ago. But some economists thinks those schools may hold important lessons for today.

What to make of all the student loan news this year? We have three takeaways, and a literary analogy (it's NPR afterall).

At 21, Steve Earle left San Antonio, hitchhiked to Nashville and met his musical hero, Guy Clark, who was playing pool. That was 1974. Now, Earle pays tribute to Guy Clark on his new album, GUY.

German alchemist Hennig Brand started with about 1,500 gallons of urine in his 17th century hunt for gold. Discovering phosphorus was just a nice surprise. Know a modern tale of scientific luck?

Insurers can reduce benefits or change how much they are willing to pay for services, but they are generally supposed to give customers 60 days' notice.

An investigation by The Kansas City Star reveals stark outcomes for foster care children in America. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Laura Bauer, one of the journalists who led the paper's reporting.

Before the Great Recession, many Americans piled up too much credit card debt. Now, they seem to be a little wiser about using plastic, says the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Trump administration's feud with Harvard has axed research grants. A woman with a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness says crucial research may not be ready in time to save her eyesight.