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As Black booksellers race to meet increased demand for books about race and justice, many are dealing with complicated, sometimes painful feelings about what the new business means.

President Trump warned about a "radical Democrat mob" at his rally in Pennsylvania. He used the term over the weekend, and other Republicans have echoed such strong language in the runup to Nov. 6.

A riveting domestic drama from the director of The Worst Person in the World and a gorgeous historical drama set in the early 20th century are also on this weekend's movie slate.

Debt ceiling dramas have been going on a long time. The first one happened exactly 70 years ago. President Eisenhower asked Congress for an extra $15 billion and the Senate said, "No dice."

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ben Makuch, national security reporter at Vice News, about the Canadian government officially labeling the Proud Boys a terrorism organization.

Research on bonobos, one of our closest and gentlest relatives, may show how humans evolved to share and cooperate on a massive scale.

Indigenous activists from around the world are in Glasgow for COP26, but say the same legacy of colonialism that has led to climate-related losses has impacted their access to the conference.

Although inducted into the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, her contributions haven't always been properly acknowledged.

People look to the Civil War for a precedent to the current state of polarization. But look no further than the 1960s, when America was riven over Vietnam, counterculture and the student movement.

The beloved actor made his mark playing tough characters; but he wanted young Black men to know it was okay to be vulnerable.

With the Colorado River teetering on the brink of disaster, farmers who rely on its life-giving water are preparing to make significant cuts to their operations.

Organizers had asked attendees to shelter in place on Saturday, as torrential rains turned the desert site into a mud pit. A driving ban has since been lifted, but exiting is still a trek.

So far, 2023 has already been Miami’s hottest year on record, with the city breaking 15 daily peak temperature records — seven since June 1 alone.

The pandemic brought notable setbacks in the effort to eradicate tuberculosis, which is likely to regain its notorious title of deadliest infectious disease in 2023. But there are signs of progress.

"It's a trillion tons of ice," as one expert told NPR. Now the largest iceberg in the world, A23a, is on the move after decades of being grounded on the seafloor.

When asked which president did more to help people like them, roughly one-third say Donald Trump and about one-quarter say Joe Biden. Yet roughly 30% say neither.

NBC's hiring and firing of former GOP chief Ronna McDaniel may inspire more distrust from conservatives. Yet journalists said her role in trying to overturn the 2020 election made her unacceptable.

In the first debate of the 2024 presidential race, Biden struggles to find his voice and Trump struggles with the truth. Plus, here's what to do this weekend.

India “missed the bus” on manufacturing. A new book argues that India can nonetheless grow rich by leapfrogging to an economy dominated by high-skills services.

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and Hawaii and across the Pacific.

Israel has announced plans to extend the Gaza war and take over Gaza City. And, President Trump wants a new U.S. census to exclude people without legal status.

Alt.Latino has a new story in its series, Songs That Move You. Listener Drisana Rosales talks about an old mixtape, with a Chicano anthem, that transports her back in time.

In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Trump likened the war between Russia and Ukraine to a fight between two children who hate each other.

NoiseCat is the son of an Indigenous Canadian father and white mother. After a cultural genocide, he says, living your life becomes an existential question. His new memoir is We Survived the Night.

NPR's Noel King talks to married couple — epidemiologist Rachel Patzer and physician Justin Schrager, who is living in the garage to avoid bringing home the coronavirus.