The new books publishing this week may get quite heavy, laden as they are with family tragedy, psychopathy and heartbreak — ...

A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the United States' options in the conflict between Iran and Israel.

Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani made his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday and returned to the mound for the first time since 2023 after elbow surgery.

President Trump left the G7 summit in Canada to focus on the conflict between Israel and Iran, he said. NPR reports the latest in the rapidly escalating conflict between the two countries.

Trump left the G7 summit early to focus on the rapidly escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. And, the man suspected of ...

A new book raises the specter that corporate offshoring of manufacturing may have undermined America's lead in technological ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about the 10-year anniversary of his landmark publication "Between the World and Me." ...

It's a great day when your favorite artist releases a new record. But what if they released seven new records at once, full ...

The super-producer whose beats moved the boundaries of Top 40 radio is chasing a new revolution: digital superstars and the ...

Americans across the political spectrum like Medicaid and think it should get more funding, not less, according to a new poll ...

Federal officials say the suspect in the killings of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband had a much larger list of targets, including Democratic officeholders and abortion rights supporters.