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One of the best known indigenous and environmental rights leaders was murdered in her hometown in Honduras. Renee Montagne talks to human rights activist Annie Bird about Berta Cáceres' death.

An officer posted on Facebook: "We all know the emptiness inside when we lose something so valuable." He encouraged the owner to come get the bag which contained a gram of high-grade crystal meth.

The nation’s attention turns to Louisiana ahead of tomorrow’s primary. Presidential candidates are making campaign appearances throughout the state.

Physician and social scientist Nicholas Christakis explains how face-to-face social networks and their structures influence behaviors and phenomena in human society and the natural living world.

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates stresses our dire need for a system that can take on the challenges of the next global health epidemic.

Neuroscientist Sophie Scott studies laughter, specifically its effect on our body and brain. She discusses laughter's contagious nature, as well as its role in maintaining social bonds.

Entrepreneur and blogger Seth Godin describes how the marketing of ideas has changed since the invention of sliced bread, as well as the type of ideas that stick in consumer's minds.

Job gains last month were stronger than in January and outperformed expectations — however, an anticipated rise in wages didn't materialize. Average hourly earnings dropped by three cents an hour.

The Colombian band channels an unlikely inspiration: 1920s-era, guitar-driven jazz from the U.S. Watch Monsieur Periné perform three songs in the NPR Music offices.

Philosopher Alva Noë discusses what he calls Carlo Rovelli's "readable bestseller" Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, newly translated into English from its original Italian.