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U.S. Intelligence Chief Warns Hackers May Be Spying On Presidential Candidates

The Director of National Intelligence says the U.S. sees signs that hackers are spying on U.S. presidential candidates. NPR explores who is doing the spying and why.

Alcatraz Ex-con Recalls a “Whiff of Fresh Mown Grass”

Robert Luke, assigned prisoner number 1118AZ, arrived at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on April 14th 1954 and was paroled on April 29th 1959. It was the…

Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s Chris Lehnertz NPS Superintendent

There are 29 National Recreation Areas across America. One of the most distinctive is the Golden Gate National Recreation Area that includes 80,000 acres…

Terry MacRae CEO of North America’s only Hybrid Vessel Fleet

An innovator in the passenger vessel industry, Terry MacRae, is the Chairman and CEO of Hornblower Cruises and Events. In addition to crafting the only…

The Mad Crush—a Tale of Sean Christopher Weir’s Saucelito Canyon Winery “Cellar Rat” Adventures

Cal Poly graduate, Sean Christopher Weir visits with correspondent, Tom Wilmer about his book, The Mad Crush—A Memoir of Mythic Vines and Improbable…

Immigrants from El Salvador, including one who says she is seven months pregnant, stand next to a U.S. Border Patrol truck after they turned themselves in to border agents on Dec. 7, 2015, near Rio Grande City, Texas.

U.S.-Mexico Border Sees Resurgence Of Central Americans Seeking Asylum

Despite U.S. efforts to stanch the flow, numbers are approaching the crisis of two years ago. U.S. Border Patrol agents say it's diverting resources away from catching drug and human traffickers.

Syria's Mohammed Faris was a national hero after he became the country's first cosmonaut in 1987, traveling to the Soviet Union's Mir Space Station. Now he's a refugee in Istanbul, Turkey. Faris, 65, is shown standing in front of a painting of himself as a cosmonaut. A critic of Syria's President Bashar Assad, he still hopes to return to his homeland.

Once A National Hero, Syria's Lone Cosmonaut Is Now A Refugee In Turkey

Mohammed Faris traveled to the Mir Space Station nearly three decades ago, becoming so famous that Syria's president was jealous of him. Now he's one of the many Syrians who has fled to Turkey.

Robert Gordon pauses in the hallway of North Middle/High School while distributing letters to students regarding their ACT tests.

One Student Tries To Help Others Escape A 'Corridor Of Shame'

An unlikely leader rises in a poor, rural Southern school district.

Fear could be one reason for ongoing field worker shortage at Central Coast farms

California’s Central Coast is suffering from an ongoing farm worker shortage.Undocumented workers in the Santa Maria Valley have told KCBX that fear over…

Members of the U.S. military who were exposed to mustard gas in secret experiments during World War II (from left): Harry Maxson, Louis Bessho, Rollins Edwards, Paul Goldman and Sidney Wolfson.

Missouri Senator To Introduce Bill To Help Veterans Exposed To Mustard Gas

Many veterans used in secret U.S. military experiments during World War II weren't notified they could apply for compensation. Claire McCaskill's bill calls for a new policy for processing claims.

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