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There's talk of a ceasefire to allow food into ravaged Eastern Ghouta in Syria, which has been under siege for five years. NPR's Don Gonyea speaks to Mouaid El Deen about what life is like there.

President Trump has agreed to direct talks with North Korea. Daniel Russel, a former diplomat who negotiated with North Korea for the Obama administration, talks with NPR's Don Gonyea.

Jesse Ball's latest novel pairs a terminally ill man and his adult son, who has Down syndrome, in a mysterious hunt for information. Also, tattoos — they give out a lot of tattoos.

Musicians from NPR's public radio artist incubator series Slingshot are making their way to SXSW this year. Keep an eye out in Austin for these three Slingshot artists.

There is a new sport growing in popularity: ax throwing. Just grab yourself an oversized dart board and hatchet.

President Trump isn't the first to impose steel tariffs in the U.S. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Trans-Matic Manufacturing President PJ Thompson about how his company adapted to steel tariffs in 2002.

Michael Rubin has emerged as the latest candidate to purchase the Carolina Panthers, sources told the Charlotte Observer. Rubin, 45, is the owner of…

Larkspur Conservation features trails, picnic tables, a meadow — and, soon, "natural" burial plots. The founders hope the space will offer a more meaningful and less expensive way to say goodbye.

After several women have accused Alexie of sexual harassment, his publisher says it's shelving its plans to release You Don't Have to Say You Love Mein paperback, at the author's request.

The band's eighth album captures a collaborative spirit that keeps The Decemberists sounding vibrant and alive, even as it delves into themes of futility and darkness.

A jury found that Terry Lynn Anderson and son Rocky Freeland Anderson diagnosed the employees with hearing loss, then submitted some $27 million in fraudulent claims for unneeded hearing aids.

Creative destruction is a fact of economic life that few products can resist. Graphing calculators are a notable exception

Six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico struggles on. What’s it going to take to fix it? Who will do it?

A 22-year-old musician exchanges dozens of old-fashioned letters with fans every week. Lauren Sanderson recently sold out an 18-city tour and she's signed with a major label.

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A decade after the Pentagon began confronting rape in the ranks, the U.S. military frequently fails to protect or provide justice to…

Mallory Ortberg's hyperliterate new story collection turns familiar fairy tales inside out to comment on gender, relationships and the way people manipulate each other.

Heynderickx — a Portland, Ore. songwriter and NPR Slingshot artist — entered the Contest three years in a row. She says the Contest has helped her musical career in ways she never expected.

Trump tweeted that CIA Director Mike Pompeo will take over for Rex Tillerson, who has had a strained relationship with the president. Undersecretary of State Steve Goldstein was also fired.

The rapper, who turned away from his early success for a life of seclusion and religion, died on March 12 at his home in South Carolina.

The most successful technologies are so seductive, user-friendly, and so apparently innocuous that we hardly notice them entering our lives, says Jimena Canales. One such technology? The pushbutton.