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Pulp was the wittiest, bitterest star in the Britpop constellation. On More, the band's first new album in 24 years, singer Jarvis Cocker is learning to trust his feelings.

Mary Fariba Afsari's book, Labor, is a portrait of reproductive healthcare in post-Dobbs America. Her book also is about her Iranian heritage and her grandmother's death from an illegal abortion.

"No Children" began as a darkly funny song about divorce. Today, it's something more: a vessel for raw-throated catharsis and a safe place to be your worst self.

Reporters across the NPR Network are covering the impact of the storm and how officials are responding. We've also got tips for staying safe once bad weather hits.

Fancy gadgets such as the iPod and BlackBerry mobile phone are doing more than just keeping people plugged in to the latest technology. They're also seen as tools that could change history. Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody, The Power of Organizing Without Organization, describes the phenomenon.

With Pennsylvania in Joe Biden's column, the former vice president gains the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected.

Florida’s old phosphate mines have been turned into housing developments, parks, bass lakes, golf courses and restored habitat. Does “reclaiming” live up to the claims?

The days leading up to California's Democratic presidential primary offered a glimpse into everything that went right — and wrong — with Bernie Sanders' presidential bid.

A 30-year plan to restore the Everglades impacts millions of people who live, work and play in South Florida, from fishing captains and others who make their living on the water to birders and recreationists to scientists, Miccosukees and environmentalists who have invested professional and personal lives in the world’s largest environmental restoration project.

Donahue, who died Aug. 18, hosted an issue-oriented, afternoon talk show that paved the way for Oprah and others. David Bianculli offers an appreciation, and we listen back to a 1985 interview.

Uganda is one of the countries that's greatly affected by the reduction of U.S. foreign aid. Here's how the health care system is responding — with trepidation, innovation and resilience.

The federal shutdown will affect people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains what will be impacted and where.

ProPublica pieced together information for around 400 children sent to shelters. Of those it learned about, around 140 were still stuck in federal shelters as of last month. Close to 100 were ordered deported or signed papers agreeing to leave the country.

It was a show of protest, frustration, disaffection and concern and it was shared by thousands Saturday in various Southwest Florida sites, other parts of the state and across the United States and the world. The No Kings III event was billed as a protest rally and drew people of many different political affiliations who said they had concerns with how the current administration in Washington run by President Donald Trump was handling things.

The governor designated the Muslim civil rights organization a terrorist organization in December. The issue is now being litigated in the federal courts.

Larry Wallach’s commercial exotic animal business was shuttered by New York courts and federal regulators declined his application to exhibit animals. Now he’s pitching a new sloth encounter business in Florida.

In 2019, Houston Chronicle journalist Robert Downen helped break the story about sexual abuse within the SBC. That led the church to commission its own independent study, which suggested a coverup.

Journalist Will Bunch says instead of opening the door to a better life, college leaves many students deep in debt and unable to find well-paying jobs. His new book is After the Ivory Tower Falls.

ProPublica reporter Jesse Eisinger says that the government undermines the notion of equity and fails to deter crime when it allows large corporations to settle lawsuits by paying fines.

Seeds on Ice author Cary Fowler describes the underground tunnel near the North Pole, which stores and protects a collection of 933,000 samples of different, unique crop varieties.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lawrence Wright predicts that the largest "red" state in the union will eventually move into the "blue" column — and change the nation's politics in the process.

Founded in 1991 as a temporary shelter for Somalis, the Dadaab complex in Kenya now houses nearly half a million refugees. Ben Rawlence profiles nine of its residents in his new book, City of Thorns.

In The Substance, Moore plays an aging actress who uses a black-market drug to create a younger version of herself. She says the film examines the pressures middle-aged women face to remain youthful.

An Associated Press investigation found goods linked to prisoners in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola. Prisoners in states like Florida are sentenced to hard labor and forced to work, and are sometimes paid pennies an hour or nothing at all.

Alachua County-based Trajector Medical is charging military veterans as much as $20,000 for help with disability claims, even though the service should be free. So far, nobody's stopping the company and others like it.