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Chaim Topol, who has died at 87, was beloved for his portrayal of Tevye, Fiddler's long-suffering and charismatic milkman. Topol long has ranked among Israel's most decorated actors.

Ongoing wars in, say, Yemen or Ethiopia get minimal attention compared with the media focus on the fighting in Ukraine. And there are ramifications on the humanitarian front.

This week, the rapper Future hit #1 on Billboard's albums chart for a third time in the last six months. Meanwhile, on the songs, chart, stasis is becoming the coin of the realm.

Small business owners in the greater Tampa Bay region and nearby counties are approved to receive $900 million in lending — so far — to help in recovery from Hurricane Ian.

New research shows the use of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl spreading fast in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Seattle. Chinese companies are routing the street drug through cartels in Mexico.

The Supreme Court accepted TikTok's emergency request to hear arguments about a law that could ban the viral video app next month. Approximately 170 million Americans use the platform.

Many of the victims' relatives don't speak English. Eddie Meltzer was at Pulse and left just before the shooting started. The next day, he acted as a liaison between families and law officials.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research, about how markets are reacting to the Trump administration's sweeping tariffs.

Mazie Ford was the only verified super-centenarian in Florida. That’s someone who’s over 110 years old. Ford died earlier this week. Her family said she...

International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says organizers are taking risks into account. "Nobody wants to put on games where you have an increased risk of transmission," he says.

Lacrosse originated with Native Americans, who are still some of the finest players. The famed Iroquois Nationals have a new name this season. They consider "Iroquois" a slur.

Over the past few decades, psychologists have begun to understand how parents across many cultures teach their children to build deep, fulfilling relationships with their siblings.

Republican Dana Rohrabacher has served the 48th Congressional District for nearly three decades. But political newcomer, Democrat Harley Rouda, has a shot at unseating him.

Investigators have identified the last remaining Bear Brook murder victim. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Jason Moon of New Hampshire Public Radio about the case and the latest discovery.

The festival, which is an all virtual event this year, wraps up this weekend. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to film critic Kenneth Turan, who reveals his favorite dramas and documentaries.

Newt Gingrich met with President Trump on Tuesday, then went on NPR the next day and blasted the Justice Department.

Brooks is the subject of a new two-part HBO documentary, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! TV critic David Bianculli reviews the documentary, plus we listen back to archival interviews with Brooks.

Three Hong Kong activists have been convicted after they refused to provide information to authorities required by national security policy.

The WNBA playoffs kicked off Sunday with all eight contenders for this year's championship playing in their first-round openers. The Athletic's Ben Pickman answers the biggest postseason questions.

Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.

Graham Ivan Clark, who was 17 at the time of the July hack, used accounts from people like President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, and Bill Gates, to solicit more than $117,000 in the cryptocurrency Bitcoin from unsuspecting victims.

The Lois McClure is a replica of a 19th-century canal schooner. Ships like her were cargo carriers back then, but these days she hauls a new load — delivering history to ports throughout the Northeast.

The project began just before the pandemic, in 2020, as an offshoot of an already established street medicine clinic run by USF faculty and students.

Disney strengthened language used to denounce racist depictions in some of its classic properties on the company's streaming service.

"A library can be a loud place," says a city official in charge of Moscow's 400-plus public libraries, which have begun attracting visitors with coffee shops, theater rehearsals and lectures.