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Weekends at Bellevue is psychiatrist Julie Holland's account of her years treating patients in a New York City psychiatric ER. She says one of the hardest parts of her job was figuring out which patients were manic or schizophrenic and which were high on cocaine or methamphetamines.

SONA PUJARI: STREET BANKER: The continuation of producer Julian Crandall Hollick's "Apna Street" series about the pavement dwellers in Bombay. The series focuses on a group called "Mahila Milan" (MILE-uh mil-lun), or "Women Together", who have joined forces to give Bombay's poor some political and social muscle. One of the ways they accomplish this is by insisting that people save money. In this installment, Julian follows Sona Pujari (SOHN-yuh poo-JAHR-ree) as she makes the rounds, "forcing" people to contribute to their own savings accounts.

Hunter S. Thompson, the legendary and eccentric inventor of "gonzo journalism," was found dead Sunday in his home near Aspen, Colo. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 67.

For generations, Native American children in this country were taken from their homes and sent away to boarding schools. This went on for 150 years. Now, the federal government is trying to account for this dark, horrific chapter in history.

Smartphones that don't scrimp on performance but sell for less than $200 off contract are gaining traction. And the low end is quickly becoming one of the most innovative spaces in mobile tech.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ProPublica investigative reporter Robert Faturechi about the tax write-offs investors receive when they buy sports teams.

Despite the job's inherent challenges, when it comes to bringing in recruits and getting them to stick around, Irving firefighters say they're doing something right.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Maine Sen. Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, on where bipartisan negotiations over legislation on gun safety stand in the Senate.

Members left Texas about 10 days ago and have said they plan to stay out of state until after the special session ends Aug. 6.

The last time a new Texas governor was sworn in, 9/11 hadn’t happened. We hadn’t been swept into the War on Terror. Fort Hood was just a military base,…