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This weekend, the Kennedy Center will award the 18th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to actor and comedian Eddie Murphy. NPR's Michel Martin takes a look back at Murphy's long career.

April is National Poetry Month. And the audience is sending All Things Considered original poems in 140 characters or less on Twitter. Here's an update from the curators who have been reading along.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing increasingly harsh criticism from members of his own party following a series of scandals in which he and his associates ignored COVID-19 protocols.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who's on trial for corruption, is in talks to reach a plea bargain. If it goes forward, it could force him to take a break from politics.

An approaching winter storm has Texans worried about a repeat of the massive, deadly blackout a year ago. Energy experts say that's not likely this time.

While high gas prices have pushed President Biden to tap into the US's strategic oil reserves, America's neighbor to the north is also dealing with a shortage of another so-called "liquid gold".

Many states have faced record-breaking heat this year along with drought and wildfires. Scientists say climate change makes extreme events more likely to happen at the same time.

In Sitka, Alaska, one of the most revered members of the community is the thorny devil's club plant. But the plant's popularity as a medicinal may endanger its sacred role in Tlingit culture.

As Athens prepares for the upcoming Summer Olympics, archaeologists are exploring the thousands of years of history that lie just beneath the city's surface. Chris Joyce reports on findings about the civilization that created the first Olympics.

Ernst & Young is being fined $100 million by federal regulators after its employees cheated on ethics exams.