NPR's Scott Simon speaks with novelist Allison Epstein about her new novel "Fagin the Thief," which imagines a backstory for the character from the Charles Dickens book "Oliver Twist." ...

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant recap a week of intense international hockey and discuss a scary diagnosis for a rising NBA star.

We hear from musicians Grady Allen and Dante Melucci from the band Anxious, about their second album "Bambi." The young ...

We look at President Trump's embrace of Vladimir Putin as he turns his back on U.S. ally, Ukraine, as well as mass firings at government agencies and how that will affect the services they provide.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Gints Zilbalodis about his new Oscar-nominated, animated film, "Flow." ...

The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ...

Amazon has acquired the creative license to the long-running James Bond franchise. But how do they plan to deliver?

While worker burnout was exacerbated by COVID, it's been ongoing for years. In some communities, federal pandemic aid made little impact for the organizations serving homeless people, according to Joy ...

Each episode of the new Max series covers one hour in a single day in a busy emergency department. The show manages to feel ...

Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse.

Students in an elementary school broadcasting club in California are among the youngest winners of NPR's Student Podcast ...

The tech titan and President Trump say they will avoid any conflicts of interest, but it's difficult for the public to verify ...