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Kim Stanley Robinson's new book kicks off with a murder on the moon — which sounds exciting, but Red Moon spends too much time wandering off on digressions about science, technology and politics.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the words President Trump does — and doesn't — decide to use.

This week, in honor of Wait Wait's 20th birthday, we will subject two public radio legends to terrible puns about their own names.

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Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Hungry, Hungry Bridesmaids, The Smell of Love and Frustrated Flipper.

Three of our panelists read stories about a science scandal in the news, only one of which is true.

Eleven people were killed and six were injured after a gunman opened fire at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday. The attack is being investigated as a hate crime.

Edward Carey's new novel is about the life of wax museum pioneer Madame Tussaud — but it's also about the French Revolution, about humans, bodies, art and loneliness, and it's deeply, painfully sad.

Hondurans continue to flee their homeland for a better life up north. Their reasons for leaving include high crime, vicious gangs and few opportunities.

The final season of Netflix's House of Cards debuts without star Kevin Spacey following sexual abuse allegations against him. How does the show wrap up in his absence?

Pittsburgh officials are giving a news conference with the latest on the victims of Saturday's shooting.

A rural county in Washington declared the opioid epidemic a life-threatening emergency. It uses a multiagency coordination group straight out of FEMA's playbook to respond to the crisis.

When you hear reports of people dying on Charlotte’s streets, it’s often the result of gun violence. But automobiles are also killing a lot of people,…

Veterans who were kicked out of the military often get no VA health care or benefits — even if combat trauma caused their misbehavior. Connecticut has passed a law to change that.

She's hugely popular and comes across as something of a smart aleck, but the children's author says she retains the timidity of her youth. She says that helps her connect to her young readers.

Thousands of migrants are camped in Tijuana, Mexico, after U.S. authorities fired tear gas on those who tried to rush the San Ysidro border crossing. Hopes of applying for asylum in the U.S. dim.

The Book Concierge is back! Explore more than 300 standout titles picked by NPR staff and critics.

Google left China in 2010 because of government censorship. But the controversial Project Dragonfly would return a version of the search engine that would cooperate with the authoritarian government.

What can the government do to keep General Motors from shedding thousands of jobs from its plants in Ohio as the company retracts its small car manufacturing operation?

Saudi Arabia's crown prince has survived the fallout over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi so far, but it's far from certain he will be named king once his father dies.