Inspired by the cleansing water of spiritual baths, Aja Monet's new poetry collection "Florida Water" is an ode to the ways a poem can rinse, unravel and reveal hard truths.

Frederick Forsyth, former MI6 agent and bestselling author of "The Day of the Jackal," has died at age 86. His thrillers, rooted in real-world reporting and espionage, reshaped the genre.

NPR's Steve Inskeep and Leila Fadel talk about the parallels in the domestic policies of Hungary and the U.S. Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of ...

President Trump sending hundreds of U.S. Marines into LA as protests continue, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removing all members of a key vaccine committee, drug deaths plummet among young Americans.

Climate change is pushing wildfires into areas that aren't used to them. But reducing wildfire risk is possible. For NPR's Climate Solutions Week, we visit a Colorado neighborhood that did just that.

President Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the National Guard in 1965, calling on troops to protect civil rights advocates who ...

Can private property owners be held liable in court if their bushes or hedges block a stop sign, causing an accident? That’s ...

The race became a microcosm for the clashes and pressures on the American legal system this year, in part because one of the ...

Crowds were protesting increased immigration raids and detentions, especially in the town of Paramount, near Los Angeles.

People wonder if Pope Leo will reform the group, which has been accused of abuse, financial wrongdoing and human trafficking.

Warner Bros. Discovery is to split into two, separating streaming and studios from its cable channels. The company has been ...

In a public letter, hundreds of scientists expressed their dissent to the Trump administration's policies affecting the ...