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As Armistice Day, or Veterans' Day, marks the end of WWI and honors soldiers sacrifices, it seems fitting that a number of this week's new titles tackle endings and new beginnings.

Millions of Texas residents have no water, or if they do, are required to boil it before using it. It comes after days of power outages and freezing weather across the state.

Claude Monet, William Butler Yeats, Giuseppe Verdi and Georgia O'Keeffe created some of their great work late in life. In his new book, Lastingness, Nicholas Delbanco explores the work of creative artists who worked into or past their 70s.

Poet Billy Collins revels in his love of words, while debut novelist Cara Hoffman brings poetry to a murder mystery. In nonfiction, historian Adam Hochschild takes a fresh look at WWI, former CIA operative Robert Baer tells the story of his marriage to another spy, and Alexandra Styron comes to terms with her famous novelist father, William Styron.

You don't usually travel to distant places with heavy books. And besides, you're traveling, not reading, right? But author Adam Wilson suggests three books that you should take with you — regardless of their weight. Do you have a favorite book to read while you travel? Let us know in the comments.

The author of a critical history of Goldman Sachs says the firm has been through troubled times before — and only since the 1980s gained a reputation for being "the envy of Wall Street." Recent scandals concerning the role of former Goldman partners in government also go way back, the author says.

In a new book, Sister Helen Prejean, a Roman Catholic nun whose story was told in the film 'Dead Man Walking,' says a man was wrongly executed for a Louisiana woman's stabbing death.

As investigators look into what caused the massive explosion at a fertilizer factory in the Texas town of West, those displaced by the tragedy are coming together.

World leaders and members of the public, including national health workers, are invited to pay tribute to the United Kingdom's longest-reigning monarch.

The top-ranked Swiatek has won seven titles in 2022, the most by a woman since Serena Williams in 2014.

Louisiana's abortion ban makes an exception if the fetus would not survive birth or to save a patient's life. But doctors say they fear that vague wording puts their patients and careers at risk.

In some remote parts of the state, Internet is almost twice as expensive and nearly 200 times slower than in cities. New projects headed to predominantly Alaska Native communities aim to fix that.

Multiple GOP lawmakers tell NPR that embattled New York Republican Rep. George Santos has voluntarily recused himself from serving on committees temporarily.

Businesses react to British Prime Minister Rushi Sunak's new deal with the European Union about trade arrangement in Northern Ireland.

His death last month at a Virginia mental hospital has sparked outrage and led to second-degree murder charges against 10 defendants.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday on a case over whether individuals who pled guilty to state misdemeanor domestic abuse charges are in violation of federal law for possessing firearms and ammunition.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to William Taylor, ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, about Poland's decision to provide MiG-29s to Ukraine. It may signal new urgency by allies to try to end Russia's invasion.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to William Taylor, ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, about Poland's decision to provide MiG-29s to Ukraine. It may signal new urgency by allies to try to end Russia's invasion.

Djokovic, a 36-year-old from Serbia, moved one major singles title in front of Serena Williams to become the first player to win 24 in the Open era, which began in 1968.

Inauguration Day was so cold, musician Yo-Yo Ma and others recorded their performance two days earlier and played along during Tuesday's ceremony. It was feared the frigid temperatures would crack instruments and break strings. Ma discusses what happened.