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Hisashi Kashiwai's charming novel centers on a diner where carefully reconstructed meals help unlock mysteries of memory and regret.

New research suggests that pharmaceutical pollution can change the behavior of salmon in the wild.

A typical synth sells for less than $1000. Prince's, which is up for auction, could fetch as much as $25,000

The department store chain, founded in 1670, can't pay its debts and says the pandemic, inflation and now trade tensions have hurt its financial future.

Congress nears approving COVID-19 relief measure. Health officials remind everyone to remain vigilant of coronavirus. The ex-Minneapolis officer accused of killing George Floyd goes on trial Monday.

The Biden administration is trying to dramatically change how and where oil and gas drilling occurs on federal land, which is getting mixed reviews in longtime drilling boom-towns.

Evening Masterworks: John Field's Piano Concerto No. 2 in A-flat

New music from old favorites and plenty of self-affirmation, on this week's All Songs Considered.

Former President Barack Obama shared a Spotify playlist featuring his favorite summer songs for 2023. His tastes range from SZA's "Snooze" to old-school soul like Aretha Franklin's "Dr. Feelgood."

Legislative leaders quickly gaveled out a special session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Then they voted to override some of the governor's budget vetoes from last year and set their own immigration agenda.

Investors were also reassured by comments from two Biden advisers that no nationwide COVID-19 lockdowns are being contemplated.

COVID-19 has renewed interest in a key way humans perceive the world. A reporter who hasn't been able to tell the scent of a rose from a sweaty gym shoe for decades takes heart in the latest science.

Manafort's attorneys say he has provided the government with useful information but aren't opposing the recommendation that he be sentenced in early 2019.

Supplemental Security Income, a federal program meant to be a financial floor for people unable to work, hasn't kept pace with inflation. Many recipients are homeless, unable to save for an apartment.

Reps. Khanna and Raskin say Democrats should reclaim issues of patriotism, stay out of the political correctness business and improve their dialogue on racial divisions to reach out to all Americans.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rick Barron, elections director in Fulton County, Ga., about the state's runoff elections for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

One year ago, Americans went to the polls and elected Donald Trump president. Where are we headed next? Tuesday's election results might give us some clues.

The news in Syria has raised immediate questions about the fate of Assad's stockpiles of chemical weapons and the continued presence of U.S. forces fighting the Islamic State in the northeast.

Of 1.2 million outstanding arrest warrants in New York City, most are for minor offenses like drinking in public. Brooklyn's district attorney is trying to clear that backlog — and clean some slates.

The UAE, billed as a global luxury destination, has received the bulk of Iran's attacks in the region so far.

The Trump administration's efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is hitting unexpected targets, including a major nationwide effort to plant shade trees.

With the AFL-CIO convention in the rearview and the UAW convention ahead, the future of union participation in politics is far from settled, especially as membership gets more politically diverse.

China is to "gradually raise" the retirement age for its workforce next year. The news is met with mixed reaction in the Chinese capital.

When it opened in 1953, nobody expected much of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. But what began 60 years ago as two plays in a tent is now a major theater festival. It attracts half a million ticket-buyers a year to the small Ontario town — which also boasts homegrown heartthrob Justin Bieber.

Members of one of the top string quartets in the world are ordered to pay more than $500,000 to a former colleague. The violinist claimed other members mistreated him when they tried to fire him. WHYY's Joel Rose reports.