Capitalism: A Global History comes in at 1,000 pages before the footnotes. Across the Universe explores the past, present and future of crossword puzzles. Plus, a Mitford sister biography and more.

The city of Rochester's five-petal lilac trademark — the Flower City logo — will turn 50 next year, and celebrations are in order. During a news conference, Mayor Malik Evans said Rochester is the ...

Democrats are announcing a new investment to win over voters in rural areas — where the party has suffered deep losses in ...

Documents show the U.S. Military plans to cut support to the Boy Scouts. And, a judge dismissed the indictments against ...

NPR's Michel Martin asks Russia-U.S. relations expert Julia Ioffe what Russia is seeking from a peace deal with Ukraine.

Russia launched fresh strikes on Ukraine's capital Tuesday, as both countries weigh a new peace plan aimed at ending the war.

Instead of struggling with weekly injections, patients may soon be able to swallow a daily pill to lose weight. Both the ...

A president, not a Queen, will again inexplicably "pardon" two turkeys, with no criminal record, in one of the strangest and ...

During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 11/25/25, we discuss what can be learned from the Dayton Accords. Then, addressing ...

After right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called for civility. NPR's Steve Inskeep spoke with him at a meeting of the Western Governors' Association.

In the midst of a divorce, Jolena Rothweil asked to borrow some money from a friend. All he asked in return was that she pay it forward, and that act began a chain of kindness.

Documents show the U.S. Military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formally known as the Boy Scouts ...