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The prolific and perennially controversial celebrity biographer takes a look at the life of a talk show host who doesn't much like to be talked about. Not surprisingly, Kelley's latest bio is entirely unauthorized.

For Smithsonian Folkways' 75th anniversary, Cass McCombs and preschool teacher Greg Gardner wrote a collection of new folk songs for children. One of them is a tribute to gay activist Harvey Milk.

An aerial tour of the region in north-central Florida where Idalia made landfall early Wednesday and nearby communities revealed the devastating scale of destruction across Florida’s Big Bend from Cedar Key northwest to Horseshoe Beach to Steinhatchee to Keaton Beach to Perry and nearby Live Oak.

The Supreme Court has ruled that a West Virginia judge should have stepped aside from a case involving one of his big campaign contributors. The chief executive of a company involved in a lawsuit had given $3 million to a group formed to help defeat the judge's election opponent.

For all the love pouring out for pop icon Michael Jackson, there are also those who feel conflicted about his legacy. Teresa Wiltz, a senior culture writer for The Root, says Jackson's artistry became eclipsed by his increasingly bizarre behavior.

The tight race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has put the pressure on voters in Texas, which holds its Democratic primary on Tuesday.

Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama returned to sharp rhetoric at Thursday's debate in Austin, Texas. And Sen. John McCain is still simmering over a New York Times story alleging improper behavior with a lobbyist.

New York chef David Chang talks about pork buns, the unexpected hit of his noodle shop, Motofuku. Chang, who has released a cookbook by the same name, discusses how easy it is to make the delectable pork buns.

The federal government releases its report on the how the economic stimulus has affected employment. The White House says jobs 650,000 have been saved or created under its plan.

Conspirata is the second novel in author Robert Harris' trilogy about the Roman politician Cicero. The series pits Cicero, who is called a hypocrite for his willingness to compromise, against Julius Caesar, who seeks to refashion the Roman republic in his own image.

President Obama named Sonia Sotomayor as his choice to fill the Supreme Court seat of retiring David Souter. She has been a judge since 1992 and an appellate judge since 1998. But critics may find their best ammunition against her in speeches she has made, not in her legal opinions.

Almost all keyboards made since the early 1990s are, frankly, no good. A tiny group of writers and hackers know better. They use vintage IBM keyboards. Ugly, built like tanks, and, most importantly, with a spring under each key, and which clicks when you press it.

With the Senate's passage Tuesday of a massive economic stimulus bill, the legislation heads to a House-Senate conference. Reconciling the different chambers' bills won't be easy. The Senate took the House bill, added tax cuts, cut spending and overall increased the cost. The three Republicans who helped approve the Senate bill hold most of the cards.

The attack tore through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the country's northwestern Bajur district. Nearly 200 others were wounded in the blast.

Seanan McGuire's new standalone novel stars twins: Roger is good at words and Dodger is good at math — and both of them find themselves caught up in a shadowy alchemical plan for world domination.

The collection of 32 mostly previously published essays by New Yorker TV Critic Emily Nussbaum includes a new consideration of the question "What should we do with the art of terrible men?"

Both books vividly capture the dizzying highs of mania and the shattering lows of depression that mark the disease. Mental's approach is comprehensive, Gorilla and the Bird's more intimate.

It took until adulthood for Bonnie Morales, the daughter of immigrant Russian Jews, to appreciate the food of her childhood. Now she owns a popular Oregon restaurant and has released a new cookbook.

Leonardo Padura returns to one of his favorite characters — broken-down Cuban gumshoe Mario Conde — and puts him on the trail of a missing Rembrandt in his gorgeously written new novel Heretics.

United Airlines CEO says the shortage of air traffic controllers has been a decades-long problem.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Progressive Caucus whip Greg Casar, D-Texas, about the proposed debt ceiling bill.

Doctors treating people addicted to opioids often need approval from insurers before giving drugs that ease withdrawal. The delay can be risky for patients. Insurers are starting to come around.

Tiger Lily's character is based on racist stereotypes, and has inspired many offensive depictions over the years. Now, Cree actor Alyssa Wapanatâhk takes on the role in the Disney+ Peter Pan & Wendy.

His latest book Bumble-ardy is a deeply imaginative tale about an orphaned pig who longs for a birthday party. Sendak, who is 83, wrote and illustrated the book while caring for his longtime partner, who died of cancer in 2007. "I did Bumble-ardy to save myself," Sendak says. "I did not want to die with him."

Bumble-ardy is a deeply imaginative tale about an orphaned pig who longs for a birthday party. Sendak, who is 83, wrote and illustrated the book while caring for his longtime partner, who died of cancer in 2007. "I did Bumble-ardy to save myself," Sendak says. "I did not want to die with him."