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Iranians who fled the country before the war with the U.S. and Israel are now watching it unfold, wondering what will happen when it ends.

At a military camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a commander tells NPR his armed opposition group is waiting for a chance to go into Iran.

Up to a million Catalans used their national day to rally for independence from Spain, ahead of an Oct. 1 secession vote — which Madrid vows to halt, but hasn't said how.

From overlooked side effects to misleading claims online, a variety of forces are fueling skepticism around the drugs, which decades of research has shown to be safe and effective.

2010 ushered in a number of long-lasting changes to the pop culture landscape, including NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour Podcast.

The Senate confirmed President Trump's nomination of former Trump defense attorney Emil Bove as a federal appeals judge. Steve Inskeep talks with former prosecutor and Politico writer Ankush Khardori.

Jack Thorne adapted Lord of the Flies into a four-part TV series to show the story unfolding through the eyes of each of the four main characters.

The Tampa Bay Rays' home opener is set for April 6 against the Chicago Cubs. It'll be the first game at Tropicana Field since Hurricane Milton ripped off part of the fiberglass roof in 2024.

While Cuban would sell the team to Miriam Adelson, the widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, he would retain control of basketball operations. The agreement would be in the range of $3.5 billion.

Vladimir Putin has handily won a fourth term as Russia's president, with many voters telling NPR they saw no other viable candidates.

What happens when domestic workers don't know the California neighborhood where they work has been evacuated? NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Brittny Mejia from the Los Angeles Times.

The move to legalize recreational cannabis in Florida has generated $100 million, the most spent on ballot question in U.S. history. Sixty% of voters need to answer "yes" for the amendment to pass.

NPR's A Martinez talks with Bryan West, a reporter who covers Taylor Swift for USA Today and The Tennessean, about what's could be the most anticipated wedding of the summer.

Steve Inskeep talks with Maine Sen. Angus King about his grilling of intelligence officials about why they wouldn't answer the Senate Intelligence Committee's questions.

Ahead of Mother's Day, we brought together two novelists -- and friends -- Tayari Jones and Meg Wolitzer, to talk about what they love about reading and writing about mothers.

According to unofficial results, 11 of the 23 candidates backed by the governor lost, while six won and six were headed to runoffs.

Nellie Bly of the New York World was one of the most famous "girl stunt reporters" of her time. Now, the first ever edited collection of her work is being released, in honor of her 150th birthday.

Ben Lerner's new novel is about a writer who gets an advance for a second work of fiction, is diagnosed with an aortic heart valve problem and agrees to be the sperm donor for a close friend.

Most Americans know about the Underground Railroad, which allowed Southern slaves to escape to the North. But some slaves stayed in the South, hidden in a place where they could resist enslavement.

R. O. Kwon's pensive debut novel charts a well-worn path from eager innocence to bruised experience. But it tweaks the conventional campus novel formula in a few crucial ways.

Most people know Stein as the author of experimental fiction and the host of salons for the great artists of her time. But in 1939, Stein also became a children's book author. The World Is Round — a collaboration with illustrator Clement Hurd, of Goodnight Moon fame — follows the adventures of a young girl named Rose.

Still Life with Bread Crumbs follows a photographer who is no longer married, no longer needed as much by her grown son and no longer as successful as she used to be. When her funds start to dry up, she heads to a small, rural town for a fresh start.

The Middle East has changed since Oct. 7 — when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel. As the death tolls mount, the scope of the conflict is historic.

The guitarist and arranger for one of the world's biggest rock bands is also a composer, whose work on Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film is up for an Oscar.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author and former New York Times Paris bureau chief Elaine Sciolino about the new book, How to Fall in Love with the Louvre.