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The latest book by the author of Outliers and The Tipping Point looks at miscommunication throughout history — and finds it's really hard to know whom to believe.

Despite what you may have heard, dead-tree publishing isn't dead. In fact, a host of new print magazines are bringing some wild, weird, innovative words and pictures to the alternative comics scene.

In his new book, somethingtofoodabout, The Roots' drummer discusses the artistry involved in creating a great meal. "I'm more obsessed with the journey ... than the destination," Questlove says.

After two years of moderate rate hikes, a double-digit increase in the cost of insurance premiums in California is likely to resonate across the U.S. in the debate about the benefits of Obamacare.

In January, the Virginia Department of Corrections restricted public access to execution records. NPR is now publishing a selection of those secret files.

Even as wealthy countries hit 80% vaccination rates, a number of countries have not even vaccinated 1 in 10 citizens. Our interactive map shows the vaccination landscape.

These middle schoolers have been working after school for six months building their giant human-powered brain sculpture. Will their ideas hold up or come crashing down?

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Adam Kovacevich, CEO of the tech industry coalition Chamber of Progress, about the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon for alleged abuse of monopoly power.

Migrants and borders are a major issue in Poland's upcoming election, but Poland's precarious position next to Belarus and Kaliningrad makes the issue even more complex.

Trying to prevent gun violence by tying it to mental health legislation began in 1966 when a young gunman killed 16 people in Austin, Texas. But some believe the approach is misguided.

The NATO and EU member borders Belarus, the Russian territory of Kaliningrad and Ukraine — plus a strip of land connecting it to Lithuania. It is an unstable and volatile mix of frontiers.

The 61,600-square-mile territory accounts for two-thirds of Guyana and borders Brazil, which says it has "intensified its defense actions" and boosted its military presence because of the dispute.

Joe Sacco has made a career of tackling difficult subjects through imagery. He's a journalist and cartoonist who has reported on the Middle East and Bosnia — in both written and comic form. In his latest book, The Great War, Sacco turns to history, producing a 24-foot-long depiction of the horrifying first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Baseball phenomenon Shohei Ohtani's new contract with the LA Dodgers is the largest in North American sports history.

Senators are closing in on a bipartisan deal on the border and immigration. But vocal opposition from the hard right and former President Donald Trump is threatening to topple the compromise.

Autoworkers at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., will vote in mid-April on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Mercedes workers in Tuscaloosa County, Ala., will soon follow.

Sen. Tim Kaine says President Biden's decision to step down from the presidential race is "patriotic." Now, he's endorsing Kamala Harris.

On Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, the Ohio senator toned down his usual rhetoric and focused instead on his family and his appeal to working-class voters.

After several days of rapid advances in western Russia, the Ukrainian military offensive has slowed. Russia is sending reinforcements to the area, but has not yet launched a major counterattack.

The U.S. says Iran shot down a military surveillance drone in an unprovoked attack and denies the aircraft was over Iranian territory. Iran claims it shot down a spy drone over a southern province.