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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Alice Austen about her novel "33 Place Brugmann." Set in Brussels during WWII, it tracks the residents of one building whose lives are upended by the Nazi occupation.

Within the span of a few days, another SpaceX Starship broke up on re-entry, and two other space companies faced failures. This reflects a new "fail-fast, learn-fast" ethos of spacecraft development.

Canadians fed up with tariff threats and suggestions of Canada becoming the 51st state are now calling Americano coffee drinks "Canadianos." NPR's Scott Simon explains.

James "Spider" Martin was assigned to photograph the protests in Alabama after civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed by state troopers.

Dozens of Wisconsin dairy farmers are breathing a sigh of relief after federal funds they had been awarded were released and payments are now being promised. But anxiety persists for some.

The federal government is preparing to shed up to a quarter of its 360 million square feet of real estate, an NPR analysis finds. The agency in charge of federal real estate is also slashing staff.

Not sure whether to move to a new city? Switch to a different career? Go to grad school? Experts share exercises to help you gain clarity and get unstuck. Grab a pen and paper, you'll need it!

Wiggins died Friday morning after battling bladder cancer for over the past year, according to a statement released by his family on social media.

A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method.

The program forgives the loans of borrowers who work in public service. The executive action would exclude those who work for certain organizations.