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Qiu Xiaolong's English-language detective stories track Shanghai's transformation into a modern metropolis and how ordinary citizens are struggling to cope with the rapid pace of change.

Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat, was demonstrating in Columbus when she got caught in an altercation between a protester and police.

"This morning thing's not really working for me," says guitarist/vocalist Ira Kaplan. Well, too bad. Yo La Tengo played the music you hear between stories live.

The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has surpassed 1 million policies for the first time since 2014. Citizens has been absorbing an influx of policies as private insurers drop customers and push for large rate increases.

The Sacklers, who own Purdue Pharma, maker of Oxycontin, have maintained they did nothing wrong. People who lost loved ones and years of their lives to opioid addiction believe otherwise.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Kate Phillips-Barrasso, a vice president of Mercy Corps, about a joint statement issued by over 100 aid organizations warning of mass starvation in Gaza.

The U.S. is in another COVID surge, due to the omicron variant. Holiday travelers find hundreds of flights are canceled. South Africa begins a week of mourning for the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

More recently, the team of disease prevention experts worked with the Florida Senate to reduce the spread of the coronavirus as lawmakers return to the Capitol.

President Biden had said he would meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis during a tour of hurricane damage on Saturday. But on Friday night, the governor's office threw cold water on the idea.

The attorney Jonathan Mitchell is known for leveraging the law to achieve his conservative clients' goals — regardless of the potential political fallout.

The City of Philadelphia has ordered all city workers to return to the office five days a week starting July 15. A judge ruled the mandate could go forward, despite opposition from union workers.

Comic Bert Kreischer stars in a 3-minute video to help his hometown team unveil its 2026 slate, which begins Sept. 13 at Cincinnati. The home opener is the following week against Cleveland.

This week, three former San Antonio, TX police officers were indicted in the shooting death of a woman with mental health issues.

He was injured as a baby and doctors were able to save his life, but not his leg. Now a teenager, he's in Oregon for a second time, hoping for a second prosthesis to replace the one he outgrew.

In South Korea, officials are grappling with online scam operations based in Cambodia that have been luring South Koreans with the prospect of well-paying jobs.

Republicans in Congress scuttled a vote following frustration over President Trump's settlement fund to pay people who claim the government persecuted them, including possible Jan. 6 rioters.

The press association promised to improve diversity and other factors. NBC said it hopes to see enough change to run the show in 2023.

NASA's leaders say an overly aggressive timeline from the Trump administration and a legal fight over a contract are two reasons why it's altering plans for the Artemis lunar program.

The Eagles pulled out a win over the Kansas City Chiefs this week, but they might opt out of making the traditional visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Champion bodybuilder, Hollywood superstar, Governor of California — Arnold Schwarzenegger offers a few pieces of advice about living a successful life in his new book Be Useful.

Governor Rick Scott has approved a bill aimed at expanding 5-G wireless technology. But the measure also reduces local control. It takes away the...

John Cena could become WWE's most decorated world champion ever at WrestleMania this weekend. If he does it, it'll be as the bad guy – a role Cena hasn't played for most of his wrestling career.

Governors in several Southern and Western states are delaying their timelines, citing increases in cases and hospitalizations.

On the 50th anniversary of Title IX President Biden is expected to announce new rules governing the protection of sexual assault and harassment accusers in education.

A selective preview of the potential awards contenders and wannabe blockbusters Hollywood has in store for the holidays.