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Photojournalist Margarito Martinez was shot dead this week in the northern border city of Tijuana, the second journalist to be killed in Mexico in just weeks.

The show is centered on the suicide of a teenage girl, and the first season's finale shows her taking her own life. Several organizations raised concerns that it could romanticize suicide.

The Strand Magazine is publishing a short story by John Steinbeck that until now was only published in French. David Greene learns more from Andrew Gulli, The Strand's managing editor.

Poet Kwame Alexander's latest community poem is inspired by kids' definitions of love, touching on everything from ephemeral connections and puppy kisses to the circle of life and Kendrick Lamar.

When the famed Alvin Ailey dance troupe tours, they do community outreach. This summer they're in Paris, holding classes for disadvantaged, young dancers.

In her book, How to Be Bored, Eva Hoffman says we should embrace those moments when we'd otherwise be looking for stimulation. Her book is part of a self-help series called The School Of Life.

The Anti-Defamation League lists a number of symbols used by hate groups. Now among them is a cartoon frog named Pepe — but how did this odd image come to be associated with hate speech?

The comedian and Late, Late Show band leader beatboxes, imitates and impersonates with amazing accuracy. It was a phone call from Conan O'Brien that put Watts' one-man show into the spotlight.

Louis C.K. did a surprise set at the Comedy Cellar in New York City Sunday night. It was his first public performance since he was accused of sexual misconduct by five women last November.

"Recitatif," written by Morrison in the early 1980s, follows the lives of two women from childhood to their contrasting fortunes as adults.

An elderly Palestinian American died shortly after being detained by Israeli forces, prompting an investigation of his treatment.

Russia's army is vastly stronger than even the new and improved Ukrainian armed forces, because of that Ukrainian civilians are training to fight a guerrilla war if Russian troops invade.

Each U.S. household can order four tests from COVIDtests.gov. The administration also plans to give out 400 million N95 masks for free through pharmacies, grocery stores and community health centers.

U.S. prosecutors say Belarusian officials diverted a flight to Minsk so they could arrest opposition activist and journalist Raman Pratasevich on charges of inciting riots against the government.

Ukrainian officials are downplaying the threat of an imminent Russian invasion in their messaging to the public, even as the United States delivers more Javelin missiles to Kyiv.

Kurdish forces recently regained control of a Syrian prison that ISIS had been holding. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Sarah El Deeb, an Associated Press reporter, about current ISIS strongholds.

Justice Department officials speak out about a rise in homicides and shootings in many places across the country. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the federal government stands ready to help.

The Philippines is losing restrictions on travel to the country. The change would affect tourists from 150 countries, including the U.S. where the largest diaspora of Filipinos live.

"The Israeli government is committing the crime against humanity of apartheid against Palestinians," the rights group said. Israel's foreign ministry says the new Amnesty report is anti-Semitic.

Thousands of federal civil servants will no longer have to answer calls or emails from their bosses outside of working hours. The law aims to address burnout exacerbated by the pandemic.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled the National Security Agency likely violated the Fourth Amendment in its controversial bulk phone collection program for Americans. The decision, which will be appealed, nonetheless represents a symbolic victory for opponents of mass surveillance.

Leslie Gelb, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, recently returned from a 10-day tour through Iraq during which he met with Kurds, Shias and Sunnis. He speaks with Renee Montagne about his experience and what he thinks of Iraq's future.

In the latest Politically Speaking column, Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving wonders whether President Bush is rushing through his second-term Cabinet appointments.

In the latest Politically Speaking column, Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving compares the new Congress with one that passed the Contract with America in 1994.

Gen. Colin Powell believes America today is similar to the one that welcomed his immigrant parents 80 years ago -- a country based on openness, freedom and democracy for its citizens and visitors.