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The comic whose Beyond the "Seven Dirty Words" routine that sparked a famous obscenity case in the 1970s, George Carlin has been an icon of American humor for decades. Now he has a new HBO special, Life is Worth Living — a parody on life, death and suicide. The show, Carlin's 13th HBO special, will air on Nov. 5.

Ohtani's torn ligament diagnosis could cut short his meteoric run. The baseball pitcher-hitter has been pulled from the pitching mound, and it's unclear whether he'll still be able to hit this season.

The Groundlings has served as an incubator for comedy stars including Jennifer Coolidge, Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrell. To get in, you first have to pass several improv and comedy writing classes.

In Arizona, some voters worried former President Trump would reclaim the state he lost in 2020 breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday, when Biden announced he won't accept the Democratic nomination.

NPR's Michel Martin road trips from D.C. to Ohio to hear how Americans are feeling about gas prices.

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about his government's controversial overhaul of the country's judicial system.

More than two years into Russia's war on Ukraine, we take a look at how it's reshaped NATO. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jack Detsch, a national security correspondent for Foreign Policy.

Exploding ATMs add another complication to Rio de Janeiro's chronic security crisis, spreading fear among the public and dealing a blow to property prices for residents with homes near banks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pue7NgZbIvgTampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier spent Thursday, Dec. 11 visiting pediatric patients at Tampa General…

To address the problem of poor care, President Biden is calling for a federal minimum staffing requirement in nursing homes. The nursing home industry says there aren't workers to fill the jobs.

Al Capone and other gangsters of the Roaring Twenties would not have been as notorious if it weren't for them making a buck off of America's drinking…

Some people looking for 2018 insurance under the Affordable Care Act may have a little longer to sign up — for example, in states and U.S. territories hit by this year's hurricanes.

There are so many entertainment offerings for children and their parents, it can be hard to choose. We look at podcasts and audiobooks for children.

The author of the Adam Dalgliesh mystery series has a new book, a nonfiction work called Talking About Detective Fiction. She tells Linda Wertheimer why we might be entering a second "golden age" for the detective story.

The former president expressed confidence that if peace talks are held soon, they will be meaningful. Nearly 30 years after he brokered a treaty between Israel and Egypt, Carter has written a new book about his quest for peace in the Middle East.

Writing sex scenes is a tricky business. Do it really badly and you could be awarded the annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award, like this year's winner, novelist Rowan Somerville.

Congress ends the year with a thin list of legislative accomplishments and a growing number of retirements. Former lawmakers say the problems now plaguing Capitol Hill have been years in the making.

After vetoing bipartisan bills, President Trump says he doesn't want to deal with Congress. Michel Martin asks Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report about Trump's relationship with lawmakers.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka, about his latest album, Small Changes, and his musical influences.

Live audiences help comics get exposure and work out new material. Colin Quinn says virtual platforms don't replicate "the tension" of being in front of a room full of strangers.

No, we don’t actually know. Yes, we are speculating. (Warning: spoilers ahead.)

A dedicated group of fathers in Los Angeles is working to help neighborhood dads do better by their children and their community.

"We don't have a lot of experience with investigating presidents of the United States," McCabe says. "There is not a standard S.O.P. on the shelf that you pull down to say, 'Here's how it's done.' "

March Madness has begun in college basketball with some stunning upsets in the first round, the World Baseball Classic comes to a close, and the men's FIFA World Cup expands its format.

Darnell Epps is a Yale trained lawyer who is bent on solving a non-legal problem: a shortage in manufacturing workers. He enrolled at vocational school to get a better idea of the job market.