With the Women's World Cup in the bag and 88 grand masters, India is ready to take over the chess world. And they're making ...

Texas GOP is threatening to arrest Democratic lawmakers unless they return to vote on redrawing the congressional map. And, ...

An oral history of the atomic bomb detonations 80 years ago leads this week's list of publishing highlights, which also ...

Americans love olive oil — and import 95% of it. But tariffs are making it harder for Europeans to sell it to Americans.

Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Big Freedia about her new album, "Pressing Onward," and how her childhood singing in the church ...

River Tiber's Tiny Desk is a brilliant game of musical chairs. Band members frequently trade instruments mid-song, pushing ...

Texas Republicans are threatening to arrest Democrats in the state House unless they return, so the Legislature can work on a plan that could add GOP seats in the Congress.

Dozens of criminal cases are being dismissed in Massachusetts and other states as public defenders refuse to take on new cases until they get a pay raise.

President Trump has positioned nuclear submarines close to Russia. What pressure, if any, is this bringing on Russian President Vladimir Putin? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sergey Radchenko, a ...

A Rohingya Muslim man tells the story of how he escaped the squalid refugee camp in southern Bangladesh where he was born and came to the U.S. as a refugee.

Spotted lanternflies are appearing all over the East Coast. The invasive insects damage plants and trees. What should you do when you spot them?