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Clint Smith is a poet and doctoral candidate at Harvard. As a high school English teacher, he taught his students the dangers of staying quiet and the importance of finding their voice.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ryan Busse about how he went from being a high-level gun industry executive to an outspoken critic of the National Rifle Association.

A close encounter with a humpback whale started Tom Mustill on a journey to find out how scientists are attempting to determine how whales and other cetaceans communicate

Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution this week condemning the chemical weapons attack in Syria after an intense debate over who was to blame for the conflict.

The attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed more than 100,000 Japanese civilians, poisoned a generation of survivors and ushered in a precarious era of nuclear war.

Major General Gregg Martin discusses his experience living with bipolar disorder and the importance of stopping the stigma.

Esther Salas is calling for reforms to keep judges and other court officials safe from attacks. "This is a matter of life and death," she said. Her son was killed at her home last month.

Brain-implanted devices that allow paralyzed people to speak can also decode words they imagine, but don't intend to share.

Taylor Swift has released Speak Now (Taylor's Version) — a re-recording of her old hits from 2010 with some new songs from her vault.

The New York City-based artist Marcus Jade talks about his remarkable Tiny Desk Concert entry, the blues song "Legs and Bones."