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The baby boomer generation came into politics with a liberal challenge to the establishment, but that hasn't made it a reliably Democratic voting block. This middle-aged group is deeply dissatisfied with the economy and frustrated with the president.

Benedict XVI, the first pope in seven centuries to resign, has died at the age of 95.

The leader of the notorious Zeta drug organization was apprehended Monday in an operation involving the Mexican military. The capture of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, 40, took place on a country road less than 20 miles south of the Texas border.

The Justice Department confirmed a report that there wasn't enough evidence to bring an indictment. The tapes depicted interrogation of terrorism detainees during the Bush administration. They were destroyed five years ago amid an uproar over photos of detainee abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

Audie Cornish talks to Carrie Johnson about the identity of the gunman in the Newton, Conn., school shooting.

President Trump will arrive in Paris on Thursday for talks with President Emmanuel Macron, and he will be guest of honor at France's Bastille Day celebrations on Friday.

Russia's war in Ukraine is causing a shift in oil markets, creating new geopolitical alliances. Analysts say it's comparable to the 1970s Arab oil embargo. (Story aired on ATC on Feb. 28, 2023.)

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has a national reputation for being tough on crime, but the results of a new federal investigation show that Arpaio and his deputies are the ones who have been breaking law by engaging in racial profiling, among other things.

Lithium-ion batteries - used in everything from electric cars to smartphones - are catching fire on land and at sea. Why is it happening and what's being done to solve the problem?

Texas Monthly taco editor Jose Ralat shares his list of the best taquerias in the state.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Wednesday defended President Obama's recent executive actions intended to expand background checks for gun buyers. But Republicans question their usefulness and the motives behind the actions.

Federal prosecutors said in court documents that they plan to file Espionage Act charges against a former NSA contractor accused of stealing a huge trove of government secrets.

The White House says it is confident President Obama has followed the law regarding U.S. involvement in Libya. When it comes to the War Powers Resolution, Obama is relying on the fact that troops aren't on the ground in Libya, and aren't taking fire, to argue the nation isn't engaged in hostilities.

The intelligence estimate says the terror network will bolster its operations in the U.S. It has also rebuilt its senior leadership and restored its safe havens in Pakistan.

Jeff Vandermeer's new novel, set on a far-future, post-apocalyptic earth, follows a trio of only vaguely human astronauts through a shifting, allegorical story that jumps back and forth across time.

The breakout song by an artist who goes by Oliver Anthony laid the groundwork to open the first Republican presidential debate for the 2024 election. But the song has notes of conspiracy theories.

Readers know Roald Dahl through his books, specifically his children's stories. But Donald Sturrock's Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl delves much deeper into the life of the famed author.

Novelist Nicole Krauss artfully weaves disparate stories of love and loss into a devastating examination of the weight of memory on those left behind. Four narrators are connected by an antique desk separated from its original owner during the Holocaust.

Chris Holm's new novel is about an hit man who only targets other hit men. Critic Jason Heller says the book's somewhat outlandish setup results in lean action and breakneck execution.

Over the past 25 years, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson watched China turn into the world's second largest economy. He explains what could halt the country's massive growth.

Sylvain Neuvel's debut begins with a young girl who falls into a hole in the ground and is found soon after, sitting on a 20-foot-long mechanical hand. And that's just the (finger) tip of the iceberg.

Owen King and Mark Jude Poirier's new comic is a B-movie type portrait of college life interrupted by the arrival of alien beetles who feed on the shallowest kids.

It's not hard to parse the two main influences on Robert Kroese's new novel, The Big Sheep: Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler. But Kroese's knack for humor helps elevate their gonzo grimness.

Bunny Marlon Bundo is featured in a book by the vice president's daughter Charlotte and wife, Karen. But even pets in Washington cannot escape controversy.

Sportswriter Steve Rushin's memoir of growing up in Minnesota in the 1970s is familiar territory, but Rushin mines it with irony and affection, working hard to capture the look and feel of the era.