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Lincoln Smith is an American who has lived in Texas and worked in Mexico for the past decade. With his unique perspective, he wrote an essay explaining what Americans can learn from Mexico.

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.

Reading The Sun Also Rises as a 12-year-old, author Ben Mezrich realized he wanted to be just like the main character — an alcoholic. Not that he knew what that meant. The book also helped him find his true calling. Have you wanted to be like a character in a book? Tell us about it in the comments.

The Miami Heat avoided elimination Tuesday night by beating the San Antonio Spurs in overtime, 103 to 100. LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime.

Politicians of the world have caught on to the fact that Twitter can help get out the party line.

As the partial government shutdown heads into its third week, the staff level negotiations have yielded little progress. The president is still pushing for $5.7 billion for a steel border barrier.

Latinos make up 9 percent of the state's population and 2 percent of registered voters, and a new poll shows many are undecided. In Charlotte, Michel Martin learns more about their growing influence.

The virtual reality game, Neopets, which boomed in the 2000s, has had a resurgence. Danielle Kurtzleben explores why users some users have come back and why others never left.

A new Harvard study suggests that the death toll in Puerto Rico from last year's hurricane is many times higher than originally believed — closer to 5,000 than the official count of 64.

With the help of her son Lawrence Blume, Judy Blume has adapted her 1981 novel into a film. The widely beloved coming-of-age author speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about turning the book into a movie, and how the themes in Tiger Eyes echo her own life.