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The U.S. wastes 133 billion pounds of food annually. Cutting that by 50 percent by 2020 is going to take a serious action plan. A new data-driven report ranks approaches that could get the job done.

Both Belgian and French police were involved in the operation, which apparently began with a visit to an apartment that the authorities thought to be vacant. Four officers were wounded.

Dana Spiotta's new novel centers on a friendship between two female filmmakers. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls it an uncanny work, whose characters and ideas linger "long after the story is over."

A revival of the 1963 musical She Loves Me opens Thursday on Broadway. Director Scott Ellis and lyricist Sheldon Harnick (whose Fiddler on the Roof is also back on Broadway) join Fresh Air.

Our feature "First Mention" discovers audio of Republican presidential candidate John Kasich's 1987 debut on NPR's air.

Three retired leaders of the Franciscan religious order have been charged with conspiracy and child endangerment for allegedly allowing a friar who was a known sexual predator to work in schools.

The NPR politics team brings us analysis on the vote in the Ohio and North Carolina primary contests. Polls are also closing in Florida, Missouri and Illinois.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough tweeted: "Smile. You just had a big night." Others commented that she was "shouting angrily." The response to their criticism on Twitter was swift.

People between 45 and 65 may be the loneliest segment in the U.S. And researchers are using brain scans to show that friendships are vital to staying healthy and engaged in your middle years.

Schools all over the country, not just Michigan, have struggled to eliminate lead from water fountains and cafeterias — some for more than a decade.