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Author Dani Shapiro spent 15 years working on Signal Fires, a novel about how a single accident changes the course of one family's life.

With treasury yields near historic lows, and cash and money markets yielding almost nothing, investors are putting their money in stocks. Analysts say the Federal Reserve's efforts to keep interest rates extremely low are a key driver.

The versatile actor had hundreds of screen credits to his name, including Platoon, The Rock and Final Destination.

NPR's Renee Montagne and puzzle master Will Shortz play the puzzle this week with Rick Peterson of East Windsor, N.J.

Tell us what your favorite unexpected recipes and ingredients are when cooking during the holidays.

Adam Rutherford is a geneticist and author who just wrote a new book about the history of eugenics, and he tells NPR's Rebecca Ramirez that the political ideology is not just a relic of the past, but very much still relevant today.

When his father lost the family's land in a legal dispute, he couldn't afford a good defense. The BBC reports Jordan Kinyera become a lawyer and decades later won back his father's land.

Today's episode features two children's books about Indigenous Americans.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KNRW listener Carina Aleckson of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

It’s no surprise that National Picnic Day falls in the summer.