We don't just mean literary sorcery by which words summon worlds for readers, but also literal, honest-to-goodness magic: ...

NPR's A Martinez asks Elizabeth Economy, the Hargrove Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, about long-term goals for the U.S. and China in their trade talks.

Authorities in New York City say a man shot and killed four people, including a police officer, in midtown Manhattan on Monday. Officials say he then killed himself. NPR reports on the latest.

U.N. officials say many people in Gaza are experiencing "famine-like conditions." Health experts who have studied past ...

A federal judge on Monday ruled that Congress and the Trump administration are not allowed to stop Medicaid payments from going to Planned Parenthood.

A new study shows some of the strongest evidence yet that diet, exercise and other lifestyle changes can improve our brains — and reduce decline — as we age.

Two years ago, writers and actors in Hollywood were on strike. They say the deals they reached have been useful. But with less production these days, there are fewer jobs to go around.

NPR speaks with brand marketing consultant Allen Adamson about an American Eagle ad campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney with the tagline "good jeans." Critics say the ad references eugenics.

Trump said he's cutting short a 50-day deadline for the Kremlin to agree to a peace deal, saying Russia has less than two weeks to wind down its war in Ukraine or face huge new economic penalties.

Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who became one of baseball's best all-around players while starring for the ...

A gunman opened fire Monday outside the largest casino in Reno, Nevada, killing three people and wounding three others before ...

Heavy rains and flooding killed 30 people in Beijing, bringing the death toll from the storms in the region to at least 34.