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Syrian teenager Omar al-Kurdi had to forfeit his schooling and childhood to become his refugee family's breadwinner. Journalist Farnaz Fassihi tells host Michel Martin more about her profile of the teenager's life in Beirut, Lebanon.

Some states view legalizing marijuana as a way to find new tax revenue. But decriminalization can also remove a strong funding source for police: property forfeitures from drug dealers.

The Supreme Court justice tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross, "In every position that I've been in, there have been naysayers who don't believe I'm qualified or who don't believe I can do the work." She has committed herself to proving those people wrong.

The legal status of same-sex married couples in Utah is up in the air, as the governor called on state agencies not to recognize the unions, while the federal government said it would. We speak with one couple.

Lily Myers intended her poem to be a personal one. But a video of her recital at the 2013 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational has been viewed more than 3 million times.

"The Kept" is already garnering critical acclaim. The New York Times calls it "daring" and compares it to Charles Portis' "True Grit" and the novels of Cormac McCarthy. The author joins us.

Molly Ringwald has gone far beyond being the girl who made such a splash in films like 1985's "The Breakfast Club." She has a novel and a jazz album under her belt.

"12 Years A Slave" won best drama, stunning its director Steve McQueen, and Saturday Night Live alum Andy Samberg won best actor in a TV series for his role in a freshman comedy.

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try the famous "Breaded Steak Sandwich" from Ricobene's in Chicago. Yes, it's what it sounds like, and no, you're not dreaming.

The Supreme Court's decision not to review a lower court ruling on Arizona's "fetal pain" law has abortion rights advocates hailing the move as a signal the court isn't inclined to take on the 40-year precedent of Roe v. Wade.