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Elements of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division moved closer to Baghdad today. They clashed with Republican Guard troops, who are better trained and equipped than Iraqi army regulars. Despite the strength of the Republican Guard, some American troops prefer fighting them over fighting the Fedayeen and other irregulars who attack from civilian areas. There's less moral ambiguity in battles pitting soldier against soldier. U.S. commanders estimate 200 Iraqi Republican Guard troops were killed today in a battle near the town of Hindiya. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Before Michelle McNamara died in 2016, she was working on a book that aimed to bring a serial rapist and murderer to justice. I'll Be Gone in the Dark has now been published.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia about viewing the unredacted Epstein files that the Justice Department made available to members of Congress.

Jacob Soboroff of NBC News says the Trump administration promised to deport the "worst of the worst" criminal immigrants, but is now detaining undocumented workers with no serious criminal record.

President Biden doubled down on his decision to stay in the presidential race at Thursday's press conference. It was a solid performance, but he made some notable gaffes.

Major League Baseball's regular season wraps this weekend as several teams gun for a playoffs slot. The Washington Post's Chelsea Janes breaks down what to watch for as the October chase begins.

David Wessel of Brookings tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that Warsh has been critical of the Fed in recent years and is promising a shakeup.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Slate staff writer Molly Olmstead about conspiracy theories from the political left following the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting.

Gordon's Lord of Misrule and Smith's Just Kids were the big winners at the National Book Awards in New York. We were there to capture the laughter, the tears and the free caviar.

As a manager, Don Nelson changed the game of basketball. He died Sunday at the age of 86. We remember his legacy with longtime basketball reporter Mack MacMullan.

American Eagle's ad campaign featuring the 27-year-old star captured the internet's attention. An advertising expert says that means it worked and may signal a shift away from more inclusive ads.

NPR's Debbie Elliot speaks with country music star Margo Price, about her new record Days of Unrest.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former U.S. men's team goalkeeper Bill Hamid about the culture of youth soccer and how the this year's U.S. men's team will change the future of the sport.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss who made the cut in the Masters golf tournament and how college hockey's Frozen Four is now the Frozen Two.

Van Der Beek played Dawson Leery on the hit show Dawson's Creek. He announced his colon cancer diagnosis in 2024.

Photographer Brian Kelley speaks with NPR's Sarah McCammon about "Parks 2," a new book packed with photos, memorabilia and essays about our country's national parks.

As Democrats try to pass voting rights legislation through Congress, some members of the party have expressed an openness to one GOP-backed policy they have long opposed: voter ID requirements.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has witnessed seminal events in U.S. history, from growing up in segregated Alabama to helping plan the U.S. invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. Her new memoir describes how her parents helped her reach the White House.

Lee once said she wanted to be the chronicler of "small-town, middle-class Southern life." Even without her highly anticipated second novel, Go Set a Watchman, many fans would say she succeeded.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Murray Hiebert, senior associate of the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about the ongoing crisis in Myanmar.

A new project in Los Angeles is trying to cool the city by painting streets with a reflective coating to bounce away heat from the sun. Other cities like Phoenix are undertaking similar efforts.

Penguin Classics has released paperback editions of four mid-20th century novels by Asian American authors: America Is in the Heart; The Hanging on Union Square; East Goes West and No-No Boy.

The actor and the Mad Men creator each recently published a book: Hanks' Uncommon Type is a short story collection and Weiner's Heather, The Totality is a novella about two upper-class New Yorkers.

Marisa Silver's new novel imagines the meeting of a Depression-era photographer and her now-iconic subject. Giving the characters different names but similar stories to their real-life counterparts, Silver tackles big questions about the morality of art.

NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio about the issues facing the Democrats' agenda, and why President Biden can't seem to get a win on Capitol Hill.