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Death at the Sign of the Rook is an expansive novel that pokes fun of baroque, classic murder mysteries — but also delivers a ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, about a contentious exchange at a Senate hearing on hate crimes.

Did Israel's alleged use of explosives in pagers in Lebanon break international law? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Brian Finucane, senior adviser to the International Crisis Group.

The national hospital company Steward Health Care is in bankruptcy after piling up billions of dollars in debt.

Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad, where they're facing increasingly difficult conditions as their presence strains local resources and humanitarian aid organizations.

A Haitian community leader in Springfield, Ohio tells Morning Edition that some newcomers are pondering leaving after a ...

Tulane University researchers surveyed over 3,300 US adults and found that 82% of women and 42% of men have experienced some ...

Rumaan Alam’s previous novel was an inspired swirl of suspense, social commentary and apocalyptic disaster. His latest is ...

Israel has not claimed explicit responsibility for the attacks. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Aaron David Miller, former State Department negotiator, about what's the strategy behind the attacks.

It’s been almost a year since the Food and Drug Administration approved the first genetic treatments for sickle cell disease.

Congress is running out of time to avert a government shutdown. House Republicans will put up a partisan proposal that does not even have enough votes within their own party.