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Not sure what to read? NPR's Susan Stamberg asked three booksellers to share their top five picks for the books you shouldn't miss — tales of con artists, grade-school spies, refugees and ranchers.

Beliefnet.com founder and Editor-in-Chief Steven Waldman discusses the role of religion and the state of the religious right in post-election politics. Will the coalition of religious groups that united in support of Barack Obama fracture over specific issues?

Hailed as a neo-soul smash in 2000, D'Angelo's Voodoo now feels decades more lived-in than its peers. The album's engineer, Russell Elevado, says sounding "old" became the key to sounding timeless.

Vice presidential debates have produced many memorable moments, but it’s hard to say any has made a decisive difference in the election outcome. It’s worth recalling how much media heat and drama they have generated.

Giants of the arts world left us this year: We look back on the legacies of Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Sinéad O'Connor, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman), Richard Roundtree, Norman Lear and more.

Vice President Harris, 59, is the frontrunner to take on former President Donald Trump in November after President Biden stepped aside from the 2024 race. But she faces huge odds.

Singer and actress Brandy speaks with NPR's A Martinez about her memoir, Phases, which charts her journey to stardom from singing in church in rural Mississippi to the bright lights of Hollywood.

In the Apple TV+ sci-fi drama, now in its second season, Scott plays a man who has a chip implanted in his brain that allows him to sever his work and home lives. Originally broadcast April 6, 2022.

The U.S. added more than 1 million cases in the past week. More than 85,000 people are hospitalized. Some states may have no choice but to lock down again. Others are trying a targeted approach.

NPR's Michel Martin discusses president-elect Joe Biden's immigration policies with two people who have extensive knowledge on the topic: Theresa Cardinal Brown and Chuck Rocha.

A year into the pandemic, the agency's staffers reflect on what it's been like to fight the biggest public health battle in their history and how they're working to rebuild public trust in science.

Democratic leaders aim to sell their $3.5 trillion budget plan. DOJ watchdog says the FBI failed to properly respond to gymnasts' sex abuse allegations. The EU has a plan to tackle climate change.

Many K-12 school districts are tapping federal funds to pay for regular surveillance testing of students. It's an effective pandemic tactic when used alongside mask-wearing and other precautions.

A bipartisan infrastructure bill faces a crucial test in the Senate. Dry, windy conditions fuel Oregon's Bootleg Fire. The Tokyo Olympics, which begin this week, are different because of COVID-19.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Global Health Correspondent Nurith Aizenman talks to Dr. Bruce Aylward of the World Health Organization about the spread of the coronavirus.

Trump says he'll order an investigation into whether the FBI and the DOJ "infiltrated or surveilled" his campaign "for political purposes." And, a follow-up to the deadly school shooting in Texas.

Authorities say the Texas man accused of killing five neighbors is in custody. History and civics scores drop for eighth-graders on U.S. test. The Fed is expected to raise interest rates Wednesday.

Investigators have discovered 17 mass graves containing bodies of some of the 3,000 Yazidis killed by ISIS. For survivors, a grave with remains of older and pregnant women prompts a special anguish.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s key witness in its case against Alex Rodriguez said he designed and administered an elaborate doping program for the...

The Obama-era program will expire in six months, the administration said on Tuesday. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals granted legal protections to roughly 800,000 people.

"I still like playing it down, because I don't want to create a panic," Bob Woodward quotes Trump as saying of COVID-19 in his book "Rage." The author concludes: "Trump is the wrong man for the job."

Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.

The Justice Department files an antitrust suit against Google. U.K. researchers move ahead with a challenge trial for a COVID-19 vaccine. And, Nigerians protest police brutality and economic hardship.

The photo series Unyielding Floods recently won its fifth award this year. It captures the strength and hardship of those affected by flooding of biblical proportions in South Sudan.

For Latinx musicians who have found themselves excluded from the stages of mainstream festivals, a growing range of festivals and tours catering to Latinx artists and fans is changing the game.