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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to 90-year-old Hector Black about his life as a closeted gay man who didn't come out until he was 70 years old.

Severe storms put a damper on holiday preparations across parts of the South and Midwest on Wednesday. Travel was treacherous as the storms produced heavy rains, flooding and tornadoes.

There are more than 25 million Latinos eligible to vote, and that number is growing quickly. The bulk of that growth is not from new immigration, but rather from Latino teens turning 18.

Alaska is about to become the first state to have pot cafes where people can buy and consume marijuana. The state's marijuana control board recently approved on-site consumption at retail stores.

The Christian population is dropping in areas where Islamic State fighters are targeting religious minorities. At least a thousand Christians have been killed. Hundreds of thousands have fled.

Burundi appears on the verge of coming apart.There are calls for intervention by African Union forces to calm ethnic tensions in a region still traumatized by the 1994 genocide in neighboring Rwanda.

David Greene profiles Bertie Simmons, an 81-year-old former teacher who came out of retirement to take over as principal of Furr High School in Houston, Texas.

Some young immigrants whose parents brought them to the U.S. without papers are working for Democratic candidates who support a path to citizenship for them.

Two physicians groups say federal government regulations for out-of-network emergency care payments will cost consumers more because insurers will pay less.

Earlier this week Morning Edition asked listeners to send nominations for the worst holiday song ever. And, boy, did they answer.