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Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera was killed in a plane crash over the weekend. She's remembered as a legendary vocalist, selling over 15 million albums, and earning three Latin Grammy nominations. Host Michel Martin pays tribute to Rivera with Jasmine Garsd, co-host of NPR's online music program, Alt.Latino.

Bridgeport is giving residents a bonus on entrance tests to recruit more local officers. It could be good for community relations, but it could also mean that city officials are lowering the bar.

A drone photographer posted an image of a submerged home in North Carolina. Then a man in Texas discovered it was his brother's house — and the two men managed to coordinate a rescue operation.

Drug resistance is no longer a matter of health. It could have massive implications for the world's economy and food supply.

NPR's Scott Simon and Tom Goldman discuss the Cubs and the curse, the Paralympic games in Rio, and one wheelchair racer who is stirring up a discussion about euthanasia.

Edward Snowden is having a big week, as the subject of both a laudatory new Oliver Stone biopic and a scathing report from the House Intelligence Committee. We examine the competing narratives.

The GOP nominee offered reporters cherry cobbler during a stop in North Carolina on Tuesday. But he won't answer questions as to why he changed his belief about where President Obama was born.

Sutherland plays a Cabinet member who becomes president after an explosion takes out the U.S. Capitol — and everyone above him in the pecking order. Critic John Powers has a review.

After former Israeli President Shimon Peres' death, the country has been somber in remembrance. Leaders and mourners marked the passing of one of Israel's last remaining founders.

With her goofy facial expressions, Fu Yuanhui has captured the world's attention — if not the gold — and is changing the way Chinese think about the Olympics and how athletes should speak and behave.