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A new national survey raises alarms from election administrators facing constant threats. Stress and attacks by political leaders on the voting system are top forces pushing them out of their jobs.

"I've always wanted to write fiction and nonfiction at the same time," Vollmann says. In recent years he's written nonfiction, but his new work is a collection of stories about love, lust and ghosts.

Dr. Sara Cody, health officer of Santa Clara County in Northern California, issued what's considered the first stay-at-home order of the pandemic. Hear about lessons she took from that experience.

The children's album — featuring stories and songs celebrating tolerance, individuality and gender neutrality — debuted in 1972. It would become a TV special, a book, a foundation — and an anthem.

What Trump's immigration crackdown means at one NYC school. Families shared their fears, and learned about their legal rights.

The former vice president's win in Michigan, in particular, has solidified Biden's place as the front-runner to be the Democratic nominee.

Morning Edition premieres its first original radio play, 'I'd Rather Eat Pants,' written by Peter Ackerman and produced by L.A. Theatre Works. The five-act play, starring Edward Asner and Anne Meara, is a comic tale of an elderly couple's cross-country trek on a young slacker's motorcycle. They're in search of fame, fortune and a whole lot more. NPR's Bob Edwards and Susan Stamberg have cameo roles.

Robert talks to writer Jimmy Breslin about his new autobiographical tale of a 1994 brain operation. Breslin feared he would lose the ability to write as a result -- when he didn't, he started work on a book remembering his work and his life, giving God credit for the miracle that saved him. Breslin tells stories from his career - including his lunchtime encounter with Robert Maxwell, the British publisher, who offered Breslin a million dollars to work for him, then wouldn't pick up the check.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo about the CHIPS act and the $8.5 billion grant awarded to Intel to help build semiconductor chip factories.

Police in Casper, Wyo., arrested a man for public intoxication. He said he was a time traveler from the year 2048 and aliens forced him to drink.