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Victor Manuel Rocha was a State Department employee for more than 20 years. Prosecutors say during that time and in the 20 years since, he acted as an illegal agent for Cuba.

North Korea fired a missile on Friday that experts say had the capability of striking U.S. cities. Korea observers argue with each successive test, the U.S. and allies lose leverage with Pyongyang.

The storm is forecast to bring snow, rain and gusty winds across the northeast leading up to Valentine's Day. Up to a foot of snow is expected in some places.

A school district in San Antonio, Texas, has built an entire high school dedicated to raising the next generation of teachers. It's a bold experiment that could pay off big if shortages continue.

Adam Curry, the former MTV VJ, is the star of a new broadcasting medium. His show, Daily Source Code, claims some 50,000 listeners -- but can't be heard on the traditional airwaves. Instead, it's a podcast, so-called because it's delivered via the Internet directly to iPods and other personal listening devices.

A British artist named Banksy has been able to sneak his work into some of New York's top museums over the past month. He tells Michele Norris what he does and why.

NPR's Ari Shapiro and Kelly McEvers read listener comments and one small correction.

All Things Considered presents Girls and the Juvenile Justice System, a new five-part series focusing on the harsh and difficult realities young girls face as they battle the complex justice system in the United States. In Part I, NPR's Debbie Elliott reports on a Florida detention center that treats violent girls with serious mental health issues.

America is built on the idea that its citizens can become whatever, and whomever, they want to be. That proposition can lead to staggering transformations -- especially when gender identity is involved. For Chris Elardo and August Faustino, it has brought liberation.

Deadly riots sparked by a U.S. military truck crash this week are not a sign of anti-Americanism in Afghanistan, the U.S. ambassador in Kabul says.

Many people first encountered actress Carrie Fisher as a faded holograph image beamed from the R2-D2 unit in 1977's Star Wars. Since then, the apparition known as Princess Leia has become a dominant cultural image. Fisher remembers some choice lines in a 2004 interview with Fresh Air.

Former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl formed Foo Fighters after the death of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in 1994. Foo Fighters' latest, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, includes a song Grohl wrote for two miners who, trapped in an Australia mine collapse, asked rescuers to send down an iPod loaded with Foo Fighters songs.

Esquire has published a piece detailing the final days of Heath Ledger's life — written from the deceased actor's "point of view." It's largely made up, and some argue that the story is in poor taste. David Granger, Esquire's editor-in-chief, calls it "reported fiction."

The singer Elliott Smith died a little over four years ago, at the age of 34, from stab wounds to the chest that appear self-inflicted. Now photographer Autumn De Wilde has published a book of pictures she took of Smith over several years.

Residents in cities and counties across Tampa Bay heeded the call to place storm debris on the curbs of their homes. But now, some are worrying the debris…

The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds 19% of adults say they won't get vaccinated. That's down 5 points from the month prior, coinciding with the delta surge and FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine.

A barbershop in Portland, Ore., is celebrating its place on the National Register of Historic Places. The addition is part of a larger effort to recognize and protect Black history.

Novelist Walter Mosley explains how watching his mother's experience with dementia helped him craft his latest novel, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, which asks: Would you repair your failing memory if it meant your life span would also be significantly shortened?

Fiston Mwanza Mujila's novel, Tram 83, is a freewheeling tale about life in an imaginary place inspired by the author's home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. Critic John Powers has a review.

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.

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.

As Barack Obama's presidential campaign manager, David Plouffe was responsible for constructing an unprecedented grass-roots campaign. In his new book, The Audacity To Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory, Plouffe presents a behind-the-scenes look at a historic campaign.

The move was sparked by the death of an Ethiopian girl at the hands of her adoptive parents in Seattle. Critics say the new policy may mean more Ethiopian children living in the streets.

A divorced couple reconnects after nearly 30 years apart in Stephen McCauley's new novel. Critic Maureen Corrigan says My Ex-Life is a social satire that's "suffused with generosity."

Gina Apostol's dizzying new novel begin in present-day Manila before diving into the late 19th century — and the tortuous relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines.