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Squatters have taken over the London home of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son, Saif al-Islam. The eight-bedroom house is in an expensive suburb of London and has its own indoor swimming pool. The squatters say they have occupied it as a gesture of solidarity with the Libyan people. Britain has frozen billions of dollars of other investments and assets owned by Gadhafi or his children.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva left Brazil's presidency at the end of 2010 with a more than 80 percent approval rating. Since then, he's been convicted of corruption. But that hasn't dimmed his ambition. He may again seek the presidency, but a court ruling will determine how challenging that path might be.

White House chief of staff Reince Priebus is out, and President Trump named Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to replace him.

A writer stands accused of killing her husband in this film, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. But as Anatomy of a Fall persuasively suggests, every marriage is a mystery.

Bridget Jones hasn't aged well. At 51, she's the "geriatric mum" of two small children, and finds herself yearning to plunge back into dating. Critic Maureen Corrigan says if you're looking for jolly feminist cultural commentary, you'd be better off reading a witty "encyclopedia of lady things" from the creators of the website Jezebel.

When we listen to a new musical phrase, it is the parts of the brain that control muscle movement, not areas involved in hearing, that help us remember what we've heard. Keeping the notes in order is a little like getting your muscles to move at the right time.

NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with Indiana voter Ed Neufeldt, who introduced President Obama when he first visited Elkhart, Ind., back in 2009.

In her directorial debut, Sheila Nevins' chronicles the impact of book bans in Florida public schools. She tells NPR's Scott Simon what inspired her to profile those most affected — the students.

Joanna Fix and Forrest Fix of Colorado Springs talk about living with Alzheimer's disease. They say it's all about learning how to live with it, not die from it.

With hours to spare, Congress averted a government shutdown. Ex-President Trump's business fraud trial begins Monday. This week, NPR is bringing you stories about the search for climate solutions.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to a woman in Los Angeles, who had grown up religious, and faced a decision she never thought she would. She explains how her abortion changed her views on abortion-rights.

Rashema Melson is the valedictorian of Anacostia High School in Washington, D.C. She's always excelled at her homework — but for the past six years, she hasn't had a home to do that work in.

Most people think domestic violence involves an adult abusing an intimate partner or a child, but children can also threaten, bully and attack family members. Some abused parents are speaking out.

Coya Knutson was the first woman elected to Congress from Minnesota. But the charismatic farmer's daughter saw her political career derailed by one of the worst dirty tricks ever.

Indiana Jones is back on the big screen with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. But what exactly is a "crystal skull"? Archaeologist Jane McLaren Walsh explains.

A new paper says coral bleaching episodes due to climate change have made irreversible changes to the world's coral reefs. The challenge now is to keep them alive with good governance.

As many Americans start thinking about what a self-quarantine might look like, author Celeste Headlee has some advice: Put down your phone. Her book explains how we're "overdoing and underliving."

To detective novelist Donna Leon, there are two Venices. One is the real Venice inhabited by ordinary Venetians, who know each other's secrets. The other is filled with loud tour guides and attracts up to 20 million visitors a year.

Author Bill Minutaglio's new book chronicles Timothy Leary's international escape from a California prison and the president's campaign to make him the poster child for his war on drugs.

The former Transportation Secretary's new book bemoans the end of bipartisanship. Is his vision of compromise a pipe dream?

For years, Republicans pushed "life at conception." IVF is complicating that message as GOP lawmakers struggle to agree on a path forward.

Police fire on protesters in Katmandu, capital of Nepal. The demonstrators violated a curfew and marched on the palace of King Gyanendra. For many protesters, the king's vow to move to a multiparty government is not enough.

Each of the young women in Laura van den Berg's The Isle of Youth is searching for significance in her life, troubled by the choices she's made. Their tales make up a collection of short stories written with cool aloofness. Critic Rosecrans Baldwin says that this book won't be for everyone — but for fans of detached prose, it's spectacular.

Whoopi Goldberg in a milk bath? Meryl Streep in a white mime face? After training her lens on some of the most notable faces of our day, the photographer reveals the stories behind some of her famous portraits.

Author Kate Bussmann doesn't turn on the TV when news breaks — she heads for Twitter. Her new book chronicles a year of cultural and political news through the widely used microblogging site.