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In the spring, a cook's fancy turns to thoughts of eggs. They're everywhere at Easter, in breads and pies and children's baskets. Eggs can inspire sugary treats and offer hidden surprises.

Becky Albertalli's new young adult novel is a snappy romance that'll bring you back to the pain and elation of young love. It follows two sisters trying to balance their relationship with new crushes.

New York Times book reviewer and poetry columnist David Orr reviews this week's #NPRpoetry submissions and offers some tips for those looking to contribute.

With 140 characters, this week's #NPRpoetry submissions came after listeners and Twitter users were invited to write about what they know.

Nearly 50 years ago, visionary Bob Taylor channeled his frustrations with inefficient communication methods into launching the personal computer, as well as the forerunner of today's Internet.

The unidentified missile "blew up almost immediately" on Sunday morning, near the nation's east coast, according to the U.S. military. Hours later, Vice President Mike Pence arrived in South Korea.

Elizabeth Kostova's deep love for her adopted homeland grounds this story of a young American woman in Sofia, who finds a mysterious urn full of ashes and has to piece together the lives behind it.

Last month Congress repealed regulations that would have put hefty restrictions on Internet service providers. So what do these companies know about us and what can they do with that information?

A team of arachnologists discovered over 50 new species of spider in Cape York, Australia. Dr. Robert Raven is one of them. He tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the expedition and their findings.

A new audio exhibit at Dupont Underground breathes life into an old, subterranean trolley station in Washington, D.C. The Wind That Blows Is All That Anybody Knows is by artist Eric Dickson.

"Brave New Workers" tells stories of Americans adapting to a changing economy. This week: a former contractor who lost his business when the housing bubble burst found a new livelihood grooming cats.

The suspect, Steve Stephens, allegedly uploaded a video in which he fatally shoots an elderly man. Stephens also says he's killed more than a dozen other people. Police have not verified that claim.

After pulling over a Miami police detective, Marcos Pacheco-Bustamante was arrested. The Miami Herald reported he had no malicious intent — he pulled people over who were texting while driving.

Also: Japan plans for a potential Korean crisis, including the possibility of refugees; why the deadline for filing tax returns is April 18th this year; and April the giraffe's new baby is a boy!

Holdsworth, who performed with Soft Machine in addition to recording several solo albums, died unexpectedly on April 16.

After publishing a video made to help other Russian LGBT youth feel less isolated, Artem Kolesov has received supportive messages from all over the world. But he's also facing threats of violence.

Charlotte has a goal of having trees cover 50 percent of the city by 2050. But a report out this month says the city may have trouble hitting that goal,…

Facebook is targeting 30,000 fake accounts linked to France that are being used to spread fake news, spam, hoaxes and misinformation. The company said it is trying to "reduce the spread of material generated through inauthentic activity, including spam, misinformation, or other deceptive content that is often shared by creators of fake accounts."

The Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Myanmar, have been fleeing persecution for decades. NPR has the story of one man, who's never even seen his homeland but would like to someday.

After Kathrine Switzer entered the marathon in 1967 — without telling organizers she was a woman — the race director tried to rip her numbers off. She finished anyway. She ran the race again in 2017.