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As a former Tampa Bay crime reporter, Ace Atkins has seen the best in people and also, the worst. He folded that knowledge into his fifth Robert B. Parker…

Millions of babies have been born in this year of the coronavirus crisis. We asked photojournalists to introduce us to some of the new arrivals — and share the hopes and fears of their parents.

Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to New York City's Mayor-elect Eric Adams about how he plans to run the city and, as a former police officer, how he'd handle calls for police reform.

The original Pokémon games came out 27 years ago. Trainers across the world now celebrate the date as Pokémon Day.

Journalist Rahul Pandita tells NPR's Michel Martin about his recent 10-day trip in the contested, Indian-controlled Kashmir region, which had its semi-autonomous status revoked earlier this month.

In his new novel, The Plot Against America, Philp Roth imagines a 1940's fascist America led by flying ace and staunch isolationist Charles Lindbergh. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Roth about his invented history.

A window display at the shop in Portishead, England, went viral on social media for featuring a mannequin wearing a wedding dress while in a wheelchair.

An economics professor has a plan for raising children: have lots of them, and don't stress about nurturing their potential. Bryan Caplan, author of the book Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids, says children's potential is helped most by a positive atmosphere.

October was grim for movie studios. NPR reports on four weeks of flops.

The seven candidates for Tampa mayor met Wednesday night for a debate in Ybor City hosted by Spectrum Bay News 9.They almost all agreed on keeping current…

Sen. Tommy Tuberville is under pressure for holding up military nominees over abortion policy he disagrees with. When asked whether that is hurting military readiness, he faulted President Biden.

Dikla Gal-Ed, a 29-year-old Jewish settler, is helping her family pack for the move out of Gush Katif. She talks about the difficult process of preparing to leave and her frustration with the decision to withdraw.

Mystery writer Julie Smith offers a tour of the hauntingly Gothic city she calls home. New Orleans, says Smith, is a great place to write mysteries — not because of the city's crime, but because of its secrets.

Arthur Brooks says that even if you're sure someone's lying, calling that person a liar won't help your case. His book describes "how decent people can save America from the culture of contempt."

Gillian Flynn's third novel begins on the morning of Nick and Amy Dunne's wedding anniversary, when Amy disappears and Nick becomes the No. 1 suspect. But the central question isn't what happened to Amy — it's what happened to her marriage.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to update its guidance Tuesday on mask-wearing outdoors. What does the science say about when it's important to wear a mask outside?

Here's NPR correspondent Joe Palca, from a 1993 broadcast, to commemorate the anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers the late Daniel Schorr on the 100th anniversary of the newsman's birth.

Five presidential candidates spoke at the National Urban League's annual conference on Friday. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Urban League President Marc Morial about what the candidates had to say.

Alaska's a state that's "not too precious about itself," Eggers says. In Heroes of the Frontier, he follows an out-of-work dentist as she moves her small family to an unfamiliar home.

Alon Ohel was taken in the early hours of Oct. 7. He is a talented pianist, and his mother believes that music can keep them connected: "It's not the hearing — it's the vibe, it's the energy."

For National Poetry Month, Oregon's poet laureate is bringing "the electric illumination of our collective human experience" directly to the public with a daily poetry hotline.

An Albuquerque, N.M., middle school is using opera to teach students about issues like immigration and climate change.

Experts say pets are unlikely to be impacted by the eclipse itself — but there are steps their humans should take to help them deal with the crowds, traffic and stress.

State officials say Florida’s six-week abortion ban contains exceptions for women who experience complications like fetal abnormalities. But Thea Thompson says they aren't clear enough and put her health at risk.