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Zachary Briley lived in a community for people with developmental disabilities.

A Young Man With A Disability Goes Missing: How Do You Find Him?

Zachary Briley's family found out that even though he was developmentally disabled, his disappearance was not classified as an emergency. Laws that protect adults' rights can make searches difficult.

New England Patriot Nate Ebner Turns Olympic Rugby Team Hopeful

It's hard making it as a professional athlete in any sport, but how about two? Nate Ebner is taking a break from the NFL to try and make the U.S. rugby sevens team for this year's Olympic games.

Canadian Government To Investigate Thousands Of Missing Indigenous Women

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Canadian Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett about research that indicates as many as 4000 indigenous women have been killed or disappeared.

Alejandro Gonzalez Raga and his wife, Bertha Bueno Fuentes, visit the U.N. Council of Human Rights in Geneva in 2013. After Gonzalez was imprisoned in Cuba for five years, the Catholic Church and Spanish government helped negotiate his release, into exile in Spain. His wife and children were allowed to accompany him, and the family currently has refugee status in Spain.

Pressing For Change In Cuba, From Exile In Spain

Back in 2003, Cuba jailed 75 journalists and activists for having contact with the United States. They've been freed into exile in Spain, where they're still pushing for democracy in Cuba, from afar.

Mercy, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, provides subsidized affordable housing for low-income residents, including 25 apartments reserved for 18- to 24-year-olds.

In San Francisco, An Affordable Housing Solution That Helps Millennials

Eighteen- to 24-year-olds are one of the fastest-growing homeless populations in the U.S. For many, public housing is out of reach. Enter a nonprofit that offers subsidized apartments to young adults.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the Republican Jewish Coalition in December. He was booed for hesitating on the question of whether Jerusalem should be the capital of Israel.

For Trump, AIPAC Speech Provides Foreign Policy Test

Donald Trump's address to the pro-Israel group is a chance to try to put contradictory and controversial statements on Israel policy in the past.

Sarah Chayes on the Campbell Conversations

What can the political dynamics leading to extremism in the Middle East reveal about the political situation in the U.S.? This week on the Campbell…

St. Lawrence County spearheads state takeover of legal services for poor

New York State appears poised to take over funding of legal services for people who can’t afford a lawyer. The St. Lawrence County Attorney led the…

Morning Edition's David Greene coming to Syracuse

WRVO is pleased to welcome NPR's David Greene to Syracuse on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. at Syracuse Stage. A veteran journalist, David is…

Serena Williams, seen here during the final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., responded to comments by the tourney's director, saying, "Last year, the women's final at the U.S. Open sold out well before the men. I'm sorry, did Roger play in that final, or Rafa or any man play in that final that was sold out before the men's final?"

Tennis Executive Apologizes After 'Lady Player' Comments Spark Anger

Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore says his comments about female tennis players were in "poor taste and erroneous." Among those displeased: Serena Williams.

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