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Vanilla has become a cultural metaphor for blandness and whiteness. But the flavor's history is rife with conquest and slavery and theft.

Guest host David Greene talks with NPR sports correspondent Mike Pesca about his sports idea for the week, plus a little something out of left field.

The ice in North Texas may have melted, but some are still without power, water and food. A coalition of community organizations led by Black and brown North Texans has sprung into life-saving action to keep people fed in the aftermath of the winter storm.

Nearly 3 million Texas electricity customers are enduring extreme cold and some cities say tap water must be boiled. One utility says its repair crews have been harassed by angry residents.

Biden's approval ratings are underwater, so many Democratic candidates in tough races have avoided campaign appearances with him. But there are places where he can help.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the Stanley Cup Finals and a cricket miracle.

Many of the people being caught up in Trump's ongoing mass deportation campaign are immigrants who've spent decades living in the U.S. Some deported Mexicans are staying in the border city of Tijuana.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with scientists Feifei Qian and Ryan Ewing of the LASSIE Project. It is training a robot dog to navigate different types of terrain in preparation for future space missions.

Democrats want changes to how federal immigration agents operate before agreeing to DHS funding. President Trump says his MAGA base hasn't softened on his immigration crackdown.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to former Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson about DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's culpability in the deadly shootings by federal agents.