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Over the summer, the Pulse Nightclub tragedy garnered national attention as the worst mass shooting in modern American history. And, while it’s...

Torrential rains in Central Europe have forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday.

The HBO miniseries is a funny, nightmarish twist on parenthood and familial trauma.

Photographer Alex Potter arrived in Yemen in 2012 as it was going through an uprising, part of the broader Arab upheaval. Since then, she's grown deeply attached, even as it has fallen into chaos.

The president decried the media's role in and responsibility for the current political climate — and this campaign — at a journalism award dinner Monday night.

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.

Juliet Escoria's autobiographical novel is a heartfelt, raw story about surviving mental illness and learning to cope with inner demons. It's not a comfortable read — but it is a powerful one.

Senate President Wilton Simpson says it will prove "probably the single largest tax break for small businesses."

The holiday travel rush is already on, and it could spread out over more days than usual this year. Travel experts say the ability of many people to work remotely is letting them take off early for Thanksgiving or return home later. Crowds are expected to rival those of 2019, the last Thanksgiving before the pandemic.

The Day of the Dead is deeply rooted in pre-Hispanic Aztec rituals blended with Roman Catholic traditions. But many of the indigenous symbols remain, including the vibrant and fragrant marigold.

Her coffin left Buckingham Palace for the last time Wednesday, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession to Westminster Hall.

Fire Shut Up in My Bones, based on the Charles M. Blow memoir of the same title, is the first work by a Black composer to be staged by the Metropolitan Opera.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., about a plan put forward by 30 moderate House Democrats to reopen the government.

The color blue is all around us, but where does it come from? In Blue, written by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and illustrated by Daniel Minter, the answer is as deep as the sea and wide as the sky.

Donna Zakowska has already won two Emmys for her work on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — and two of her costumes are in the Smithsonian. Now she's up for an award from the Costume Designers Guild.

In his new book American Crisis, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo describes how his state battled coronavirus after it became an epicenter — and what he'll do differently going forward.

In 1962, the University of Mississippi was at the heart of the desegregation battle. More than 50 years later, a junior on campus talks race, belonging and his sense of pride in Mississippi.

The U.S. invasion of Iraq 20 years ago gripped the entire nation. Today it is far from the minds of most Americans, though not for the veterans who served there.

President Biden vetoed a once-bipartisan effort to add federal judgeships. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to chief judge Randy Crane of the Southern District of Texas, who supported the vetoed JUDGES Act.

Christian writer Jonathan Merritt's new book My Guncle and Me tells the story of a gay uncle who helps his nephew embrace being different.

Liza Donnelly has had a long career writing and drawing cartoons for The New Yorker. In her latest book, she continues her examination of the history of women cartoonists and the storied magazine.

Silent Hill f stands among the series best by prioritizing atmosphere and storytelling.

Across the country, jubilation and relief broke out at the guilty verdict for the former Minneapolis police officer. But many people see it as the start of a long fight toward justice.

Apple's plans to scan iPhones for images of child sexual abuse is raising concern among some security researchers who say the system could be misused.

Hear excerpts from the acclaimed violinist's new 40-CD box set.