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Almost no one knows more about the rapidly growing Texas population than the state's demographer, Lloyd Potter. He talks about the historic shift in Hispanic population — and why he's glad he isn't studying the demographics of, say, New Hampshire.

Sen. Josh Hawley greeted demonstrators on Jan. 6, 2021 and refused to certify election results. In Missouri, Hawley has faced little, if anything, in terms of a political downside for his actions.

Kids are showing reading gains in dual-language classrooms. There may be underlying brain advantages at work.

A lawsuit accuses the Alabama Republican of helping incite a pro-Trump mob into storming the Capitol on Jan. 6. Named alongside Brooks in the suit are former President Donald Trump and others.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with Martin Cruz Smith. The author of Havana Bay and Gorky Park now has a new novel of international intrigue, called December 6 (Simon & Shuster, ISBN 0-684-87253-6), set on the brink of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December, 1941.

Students at six universities and colleges in Florida staged a walkout on Thursday. They're protesting a move by state officials to share healthcare information about transgender students.

This semester, Sacramento State University launched a new textbook rental program. There are limited titles available, but the program is helping some students save serious cash.

Some major retailers use consumer shopping behavior to determine whether they are a risk or should be authorized to make returns.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Greg Allen and former homeland security official Juliette Kayyem about the shooting and the complicated relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.

Lawmakers are hardly the only ones questioning whether the Bush administration's $700 billion plan to bail out Wall Street will work — or whether it's even the right option. Here, a look at some of the objections being raised on and off Capitol Hill.