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In his memoir, Crossing Mandelbaum Gate, Bird describes his childhood experience growing up near a checkpoint that separated Israeli and Arab sections of Jerusalem. "These are two people who are filled with victimhood," he tells NPR's Robert Siegel.

Author Sherry Turkle is concerned that we are outsourcing too many of our conversations to screens and robots. "Face to face conversation is the most human and humanizing thing that we do," she says.

This week saw two big music releases: a new album from pop baritone Josh Groban and the new download from mash-up genius Girl Talk. Music critic Tom Moon offers his thoughts on two very different albums.

For her latest collection, Claudia Rankine mined her and her friends' encounters with racism. She says she wanted to talk about "what happens when we fail each other as people."

Life in Mumbai is returning to its usual bustling frenzy after last week's massacres. But as investigators attempt to untangle the Islamist terror web behind the attacks, India is finding that security in a city of 18 million — and a nation of 1.2 billion — is a daunting job.

The play, co-written by J.K. Rowling, opened on Sunday and picks up where the last novel left off, with Harry sending his son off to Hogwarts.

You might not know Marni Nixon's name, but you've probably heard her. Nixon dubbed the voices for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady, Natalie Wood in West Side Story and Deborah Kerr in The King and I.

As it celebrates 500 years since Martin Luther and the Reformation, the Protestant church in Germany is turning to social media to reach those too busy to attend.

Many displaced families coming from the north are living on the streets.

It's his first work in seven years, with a protagonist he says has allowed him to process his own life.

Saxophonist Gabe Baltazar is one of the last living links to an era when Asian-Americans began to make a name for themselves in jazz. Now, at the age of 83, he's sharing his story in an autobiography.

In last month's election, Latino voters again sided solidly with the Democrats. It's a trend that's increasingly worrisome to the GOP. Among several outreach efforts, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has started a website, The Americano, which hosted a forum this week.

More than five years after two 737 MAX crashes killed 346 people, families of the victims are still pushing the Justice Department to hold Boeing accountable. They're frustrated by the response.

A local artist is turning the mountains of plastic garbage that wash up on beaches into dramatic sculptures of the very marine life threatened by the deluge of plastics.

President Trump is due to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this weekend, raising hopes the two leaders might call a truce in their trade war. The White House has downplayed expectations of a deal.

Many children in Florida lack access to routine dental care. According to data from the Florida Department of Health, nearly 1 in 3 third-graders had cavities during the 2021–22 school year.

Medicaid is shedding enrollees for the first time since the pandemic started. But rolls in some states are shrinking much faster than in others. Nearly 4 million people have lost coverage so far.

Forecasters warn of the possibility of dangerous storm surges caused by Idalia and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suggested that some residents in coastal areas may have to evacuate.

How are players changing their gaming habits?

NPR's A Martinez talks to Jude Blanchette, a China expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Beijing.

PolitiFact found three reports that showed Florida last or second-to-last nationally on mental health care — one from 2025 and two based on data that is at least a decade old. Other rankings put it in a slightly better light.

As residents flee the Gulf Coast region, the governors of Texas and Louisiana ask President Bush for federal troops as they prepare for Hurricane Rita. The Category 4 storm is expected to make landfall by Saturday, and officials have urged coastal residents to evacuate far inland.

Twenty years after the world's worst nuclear accident, more countries are beginning to discuss nuclear power as part of the answer to global energy demands. But a rancorous debate about the Chernobyl disaster's impact still rages, and the reactor continues to pose a serious safety threat.

After a two-year legal saga, Safehouse says it will open next week, allowing users to administer illegal drugs under supervision. Federal officials say they will try to stop the site from opening.

A signaling error appears to have caused a train crash in India. Hundreds of journalists at Gannett newspapers set to strike. The far right has torn apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud.