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Author and scholar Manning Marable dedicated much of his career to uncovering provocative new details about the life and death of Malcolm X. Marable died days before his finished biography, Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention, was published.

The Secret Service says a man told a uniformed Secret Service officer that he had a gun and aimed an object toward the officer, who fired his weapon. The man was taken to a hospital.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view "are highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States."

In her new book, The Most Beautiful, Garcia explains how an unlikely meeting at one of the pop icon's concerts sparked a relationship full of love, surprises and, ultimately, heartbreak.

In the latest book in her Mrs. Murphy mystery series, Sneaky Pie For President, author Rita Mae Brown's feline protagonist puts the mysteries aside to make a run for the White House and unify all Americans under an animal-friendly agenda.

The knish is a classic Jewish comfort food — a pillow of dough filled with savory fillings like mashed potatoes. Author Laura Silver says the New York knish is also filled with stories.

Emergency housing for 426 Lakeland families displaced by Hurricane Milton will end on April 9.

Photographer Bruce Weber is best-known for his shots of models and celebrities. But his recent work is more personal: An exhibition showcases photographs of Haitians in Miami.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is an old foe, spreading yellow fever and dengue on the islands long before Zika gained a foothold. How do you stop an insect that can breed in a teaspoonful of stale water?

To navigate through the world, we give the physical things around us names. Sometimes the sound of the words themselves delights the ear; and for commentator Brian McConnachie, that's enough of a reason to marvel.

In the best of times, living in Vermont requires a type of isolation and self-sufficiency unknown in many parts of the country. But the coronavirus has tested the state like never before.

It wasn't just Shakespeare who inspired Verdi to new creative heights — he also drew from the author of 'Les Miserables.'

Composer Allen Shawn's twin sister, Mary, was diagnosed with autism and sent to an institution when they were 8 years old. He writes about his relationship with Mary — and his feelings of survivor's guilt — in a new memoir, Twin.

America's Test Kitchen experts Jack Bishop and Bridget Lancaster join Fresh Air to explain what makes a great marinade — and why you might want to add an anchovy or two to your next beef stew.

Selling betel nut is a popular way for women to earn income. But their husbands sometimes beat them or force them to hand over their earnings.

Despite the moderator's polite prodding, the three leading Democratic candidates for Florida governor expressed few differences Monday on their main…

Set in the 1930s, a new six-part BritBox series tells of the infamously non-conformist Mitford sisters, whose involvement in various political causes roiled their aristocratic parents.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Mayor Steven Fulop of Jersey City, NJ about the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and the city's plans to to strengthen infrastructure against extreme weather events.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker about President-elect Donald Trump's campaign boasts that he can end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

A lot of young queer people in Vietnam are comfortably out with everyone except their own parents. Photographer Kai Nguyen sets out to discover the nuances of those family relationships.

DJ and composer Laurel Halo's new album, "Atlas", is a tapestry of slowly-evolving textures — and it was inspired by the nighttime imagery of cities she visited while out on the road.

John Moe found himself working full-time in customer service at a software company. But a conversation with an HR representative helped reshape his future.

Tourists to Lhasa, the ancient heart of Tibetan Buddhism, might find two very different cities — one unchanged by centuries and still clinging to tradition, the other modernizing rapidly along with neighboring China.

Before this week, Peggy Whitson had spent a cumulative 665 days in space over her career, giving her the NASA record. She's not done yet.

In a wide-ranging interview with CNBC, President Trump threatened to accelerate and expand tariffs on all goods that come from China.