The sometimes uncomfortable sensations we feel in our teeth may be an evolutionary holdover from the scaly exteriors of ...

Character actor George Wendt was known to a generation as Norm, the beleaguered, lovable everyman on the sit-com "Cheers." He ...

On this installment of our Cineplexity series, NPR staffers discuss the films of actor Tom Cruise and whether or not he's the ...

On the heels of President Trump promoting misinformation about a white genocide in South Africa, we take a look at how once fringe theories make their way to the White House.

Over the first two weeks of his trial, witnesses have testified how Sean Combs has allegedly used his power and influence to coerce victims to do his bidding, and to conceal his activities. Isabella ...

Author Yiyun Li has lost two teenage sons to suicide. Her new book is about how to think about life after the unimaginable.

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from Army Major Carol Kirk. She deployed to Vietnam as an Army nurse in 1969 and remembers some of the men she cared for.

NPR Scott Simon talks to Adam Roberts about his debut novel, "Food Person." It's about a food writer ghostwriting a cookbook for a celebrity who doesn't actually like food.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele talk about the Indy 500 and the incredible run of the Indiana Pacers through the NBA playoffs.

Two non-verbal actors have been case in a new opera, opening this week in Omaha. The production has worked for five years to develop technology to give them voice.

For Joe Biden's first two years as president, Jen Psaki was his press secretary. Now she's joined MSNBC's primetime ranks as questions swirl around her former boss' health.

UVALDE, TX — Several events on Saturday marked three years since the Robb Elementary School shooting. A gunman killed 19 ...