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Three people have been indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, including former Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort. NPR Justice correspondent Ryan Lucas has the latest.

Author and journalism professor Robert Jensen says racism will never end in America as long as whites are in denial about the sometimes invisible, unspoken inequalities created by a legacy of white supremacy.

The organ has been described, along with the clock, as the most complex of all mechanical instruments developed before the Industrial Revolution. Miles Hoffman unravels the complexities and the mysteries of the musical giant.

People of many nations have stories of America's love-hate relationship with the foreign born. In Perfume Dreams, Andrew Lam explores his identity as a Vietnamese native living in the United States.

Time magazine called him one of the world's 100 Most Powerful and Influential People. John Bogle is the founder of the Vanguard Group of mutual funds and the author of new book, The Battle for The Soul of Capitalism.

Centuries ago, China was the center of the world in innovation. In coming years, the country may push itself back to that lofty status. Time magazine correspondent Bill Powell and John Seely Brown, former director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, look at the high-tech future of China.

In The Story of Chicago May, Irish author Nuala O'Faolain tells the "partly imagined" story of a real-life Irish woman who stole her family's money and fled to America to begin a life of crime at the turn of the 20th century.

Stories about African-American families rarely shed light on the abiding affection between a father and his children. But Bridgett Davis' debut novel, Shifting Through Neutral, paints a child's view of a marriage falling apart.

The Pampered Chef calls itself "the kitchen store that comes to your door". Started in a Chicago basement back in 1980, the company has 70,000 independent consultants. David talks about the recipe for business success with Pampered Chef founder and CEO Doris Christopher.

These days, teachers and parents are on the lookout for attention deficit disorders in kids. But what happens if you're an adult with ADHD?

Toy inventor Tim Walsh's book Timeless Toys is full of stories about a century of all things playful. He fills Liane Hansen with facts about the Slinky, Play-Doh, Lincoln Logs and other fundamentals of fun.

Esera Tuaolo played many years in the National Football League while hiding a secret from teammates: he's gay. He tells Liane Hansen about his memoir of the experience: Alone in the Trenches.

Nepal's king vows to return multiparty democracy, bowing to weeks of protests and international pressure. However, King Gyanendra fell short of a key opposition demand: creating a special constitutional assembly.

Novels by Matthew Pearl and Louis Bayard fold elements of literary history into the mystery genre. Fittingly, both feature details from the life of the man who introduced the world to tales of ratiocination: Edgar Allan Poe.

Many Africans, enslaved in the colonies, were offered freedom by the British to fight their American masters. What became of the thousands who accepted? Historian Simon Schama tells the story in Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves, and the American Revolution.

For more than 30 years, members of the Moosewood Collective have been promoting healthy cooking through their books and the Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca, New York. The collective has just published its 11th cookbook, Moosewood Restaurant Simple Suppers: Fresh Ideas for the Weeknight Table.

Barbara Odanaka is a stay-at-home mom who skateboards to escape the stress of motherhood and homeschooling her son. She wrote the children's book Skateboard Mom and started a group the International Society of Skateboard Moms. The oldest member is 80.

The French newspaper l'Equipe has reported it has definitive evidence of illegal substance use by cyclist Lance Armstrong during the 1999 Tour de France. Talk of the Nation looks at the latest in a long line of drug allegations that Armstrong has steadfastly denied.

Thousands of rookie teachers across the country nervously contemplate study plans and wonder if they can live up to the expectations of students, parents, the principal and themselves. Classroom veterans offer advice to the new teachers.

Google's most recent endeavors include a search engine devoted to Hurricane Katrina resources and a search engine devoted to blogs. David Gardner talks with author John Battelle about the past, present, and future of Google.

An emblematic story of the conquest of the West is told in Hampton Sides' new history Blood and Thunder. He focuses on the 20-year battle for control of Navajo country, a tale of bloodshed and deceit.

David Bianculli, Fresh Air TV critic, shares his picks for the best television of 2007 and says he's looking forward to the 2008 seasons of ABC's Lost and HBO's The Wire. Bianculli is the author of Teleliteracy and Television's 500 Biggest Hits, Misses, and Events.

Rock concert posters produced some of the most iconic art of the '60s. Then came a period of decline. But an explosion of indie bands producing their own CDs has revived the genre. Producer Scott Carrier of the Hearing Voices radio project offers a review of the book Art of Modern Rock.

The company released this statement Monday: "FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.

Why is it that sometimes election exit polls seem to be right on the money, while other times, election results can surprise even expert analysts? Polling experts explain how to conduct a reliable poll and what factors can influence a poll's outcome.