The prize is one of the most prestigious awards in literature. This year's crop of nominees includes two debut novelists going up against a previous Booker Prize winner.

Much of the country is deep in the middle of a heat wave right now. And every summer, Duane Stilwell's town in Arizona seems to get hotter. It has him worried — and he's not the only one. Since 1980, ...

Erica Osher is NPR’s Vice President of AI Labs. In this role, she oversees NPR’s AI strategy as a business leader driving NPR ...

SVU actor was 3 years old in 1967 when her movie star mom, Jayne Mansfield, died in a car crash. Hargitay's new ...

After Nabarun Dasgupta lost a close friend to an overdose, he dedicated himself to addiction research and trying to empower drug users with lifesaving information.

Under the new policy, all immigrants will be treated the same. But advocates warn this new approach is a misinterpretation of existing law.

A study of more than 2,100 people ages 60 to 79 found that an intensive two-year program of mental and physical activities, along with a heart-healthy diet, improved memory and thinking.

Eugenio Derbez has arguably earned the title of most successful comedy actor in Latin America. And in 2013, his film Instructions Not Included helped make him a star here in the United States. These ...

Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was convicted of witness tampering and bribery in a historic trial that gripped the country and threatened to tarnish the conservative strongman's legacy.

The music is raw and her delivery brash, but Sasha Keable's effortless power and range sets the British-Colombian R&B singer-songwriter apart.

The 2016 legal battle raised questions about the line between freedom of expression and privacy, and what is actually newsworthy. Questions that needed to be reexamined in light of the invention of ...

For a third day, Israel will be trucking in and allowing air drops of some food and aid into Gaza during daily 10-hour pauses in the fighting in its war in Gaza. But is this aid enough?