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In the last of a three-part series, All Things Considered talks with several North Carolinians who are living in poverty, but aspire to the middle class. Hard work is key to a better life, they say — but it's not easy to keep moving up the ladder.

Big box stores sell groceries, tools, and now even offer home mortgages. But critics warn the financial products aren't regulated like they are at banks. Host Michel Martin discusses the pros and cons of big box banking with New York Times business reporter Stephanie Clifford.

As victims of the Boston Marathon bombings leave the hospital or prepare to, their stories are beginning to pour out. Celeste Corcoran and her daughter, Sydney, both suffered grievous leg injuries. Their accounts give a fuller toll of the attack and the challenges that lie ahead.

The end of this latest Supreme Court term leaves us with questions: Is it Justice Kennedy's court or Justice Roberts'? Does pragmatism triumph over ideological purity?

Renee Montagne talks with U.S. Army General John Campbell, about how Afghan forces are faring against the Taliban now that they are fighting combat missions largely on their own.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for the National Review and columnist for Bloomberg View. They discuss Hillary Clinton's private email server, the Affordable Care Act arguments in the Supreme Court and the Justice Department report on the Ferguson Police Department.

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which killed at least 30 and left more than 200 wounded. Police have released a photo of a suspect.

President Trump's careening public statements and tweets have damaged the credibility of those sent out to speak on his behalf — from press aides to senior officials with constitutional offices.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is set to appear before members of Congress amid a war of credibility between the administration and former FBI Director James Comey.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Kimberly Atkins of the Boston Herald and Bethany Mandel, editor of Ricochet, about the battle over Brett Kavanaugh, #MeToo and impacts on midterm elections.