NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Marisha Pessl about her new book for teens. The idea for the twist-filled thriller "Darkly" came out of her girlhood love of board games.

San Francisco's new mayor, Daniel Lurie, has never held public office before. What does his win indicate about how voters are feeling about homelessness and other big issues the city is facing?

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks retired U.S. naval officer Peter Rybski why the Coast Guard has fallen behind on producing icebreakers and what that means for U.S. influence in the Arctic.

NPR's series "Throw It Back" explores how the objects we love as kids shape how we see and live in the world as adults. It continues with the story of Dominic Lucero and his fishing poles.

Israel has voted to end cooperation with UNRWA, the United Nations agency providing aid to Palestinian refugees. The move threatens key services for hundreds of thousands of refugees in the West Bank.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to the French writer Pauline Arrighi about the impact of a mass rape trial that has shocked France.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Sebastian Korb, a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Essex, about a new study showing that even forcing a smile can improve a person's mood.

Attacks between Ukraine and Russia are escalating, with Russia using what it describes as new missile technology.

Actor Jimmy O. Yang is learning how to take compliments. On Wild Card this week, he opens up about love languages and fears.

In Legacy of Lies, El Salvador 1981-1984, photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg documents how U.S. foreign policy fueled a ...

Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually ...

On-air challenge: Every answer today is the name of a famous person in which the first two letters of the first name are the ...