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Robert speaks with Hassan Rahman, chief representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization to the United States, about the sticking points in the negotiations over Israeli withdrawal from Hebron. Rahman says the unwillingness of the Israelis to set a timetable for the implementation of the rest of the Oslo Peace agreement is preventing a final agreement on Hebron.

Washington state is among a handful of states with new laws granting farmworkers the right to earn time-and-a-half for overtime work. But for many workers, things haven't turned out as expected.

As the coronavirus sweeps the nation, 85-year-old Margaret Sullivan watches and records the changes from inside her retirement home in Virginia.

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet. But how did they get there, and why do they look the way they do? Michael Rosen looks for answers in his new book Alphabetical.

If you own a lemon, do you have to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth when you trade it in to a dealer? Host Jennifer Ludden and Randy Cohen, The New York Times Magazine ethicist, help resolve a listener's car-trading dilemma.

This enduring hit showcases Domino's individual talents, and the early power of New Orleans music.

Floridians who rely on Internet giant Amazon.com will have to soon start paying taxes on their online purchases.A spokesman for the Seattle-based company…

After more than 15 months of relentless Israeli bombardment, Gaza has been left in ruins. If last week's ceasefire holds, rebuilding could take decades, cost tens of billions of dollars and present overwhelming obstacles.

Quiche kind of peaked in the U.S. in the late 1970’s, so it may not strike you as a particularly trendy or interesting recipe. But quiche is solid and always a good choice.

The Trump administration says it will use a $4.5 billion in contingency funds to cover partial SNAP payments for November, but it might take weeks or months for some recipients to get their money.

The center was founded by Sam Nugraha, who himself had once been addicted to heroin. NPR's coverage a couple of years ago led to a life-changing turn of events for Nugraha.

Detroit rhythm-and-blues singer Bettye LaVette had a few hit records in the 1960s and then disappeared — sort of. For the past 40 years, she's been making records and appearing on Broadway. On her new CD I've Got My Own Hell to Raise, LaVette covers 10 songs, all written by women.

Karl Ove Knausgaard — known for his six-volume autobiographical series My Struggle — is now writing meditative, short texts, focused on a variety of topics, interspersed with letters to his daughter.

Climate change and habitat loss are driving bears into urban areas in search of food. In Boulder, Colo., people are making an effort to harvest residential fruit trees to deter visits from bears.

A Palestinian gunman has killed five people in a suburb of Tel Aviv. It's the latest in a series of attacks that left 11 people dead in just over a week.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, rejected the price tag put forward by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin for President Biden's sweeping domestic spending priorities.

Two men convicted of the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X have been exonerated. A new examination of the case found that authorities hid evidence that would have helped prove their innocence.

Five years after an attempted coup shook Turkey and created a sweeping crack down against the president's perceived enemies, journalists look at the state of free speech.

Paltrow first portrayed Pepper Potts in the first film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe — now there are 33. She told an interviewer at the Red Sea Film Festival, "I can't keep track of who's what."

It's impossible to keep up with TV options. These shows are worth catching up on — or revisiting.

NPR talks to Claire Hannan, who has helped navigate vaccine rollouts in all 50 states, about some of the challenges involved in quickly getting shots out to millions of young kids.

Matthew Davis, author of a Mount Rushmore biography, explains how four presidents ended up on a mountain that was never meant to honor them.

People with disabilities, people who can't afford it and people who don't want to abandon their pets are among the many who can't easily get up and leave before a hurricane.

Last month, we asked our audience to tell us how they stay connected to their late loved ones. They tell us about the objects they keep, the altars they built and how they pay their respects.