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His KCRW show in which he interviewed authors was nationally syndicated until 2022. He was 73.

With Valentine's Day on the horizon you might be thinking of putting together a playlist or mixtape for that special someone in your life. If so, our friends at NPR Music are here to help.

In Teju Cole's newest, elliptical novel, an unnamed narrator visits his native country, alarmed at what has changed, and at what hasn't.

While riding epic lines is the ultimate goal in this sport, the truth is only about 5% of backcountry snowboarding is actually snowboarding. The other 95% is what it takes to get you there.

The Lightning now know their first-round opponent: the Florida Panthers. Game 1 of the series is slated for Sunday afternoon in Sunrise.

The nation is officially pushing beyond its debt limit – and last month, Congress punted making a decision on that issue to Dec. 3.

As the Hollywood strikes grind on, some background TV and film actors are concerned about losing jobs to artificial intelligence.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz about her new book, "The Hero Next Door: Stories of Patriotism and Purpose."

The Trump administration's unprecedented expansion of migrant detention facilities is igniting fierce opposition in communities across the political and geographic spectrum.

Her song "Messy" has been embraced worldwide, and now breakout pop singer Lola Young is poised to take the stage at the prestigious Coachella music festival.

In Daniel Torday's The Last Flight of Poxl West, a Jewish refugee tells his heroic World War II story in a best-selling — and partly fabricated — memoir.

Taylor Swift's fans are outraged after tickets for her upcoming tour caused Ticketmaster to crash. Now lawmakers are demanding answers about the company's operations.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is set to unveil a GOP proposal this week that is facing some opposition among GOP senators and the White House.

Jurors convicted Routh on five charges, including last year's attempted assassination of Trump as he golfed at his South Florida course. Routh represented himself in court and faces life in prison.

What will be the pandemic's lasting impact on where American families choose to settle down? It's still too soon to tell, but fresh data from the U.S. census provides some clues.

Nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards will be announced Friday, and they'll include two new categories.

The carousel was first desegregated when part of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park outside Baltimore in 1963. It was moved to the National Mall after the park closed.

Fast food and restaurant work used to be seen as an entry point for the young. Today, the average such employee is 29, and nearly a quarter are parents. For these workers, current wages are hardly enough to support them, let alone their families.

Spending time outside in scorching weather can put you at risk of heat stroke or exhaustion. Here's what to watch out for and how to stay safe.

The National Archives has published thousands of newly digitized documents relating to the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as part of a directive by President Trump.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Martin Cheek, a conservation botanist for the Royal Botanic Gardens, about new plant and fungus species he and his colleagues discovered this year.

The White House says President Trump is now open to meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Arkansas is the only state not making moves to expand Medicaid coverage for a full year post-partum under the Biden Administration's push to do so.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent presidential campaign is struggling financially and failed to make this week's presidential debate stage.

There is no more-ritualized meal in Jewish tradition than the Passover Seder, the sumptuous meal commemorating the exodus from Egypt. In fact, Seder means "order." Bringing a contemporary palate to a 5,000-year-old celebration, however, calls for some adjustment — like matzo ball soup with Thai flavors.