Moore, the author of The God of the Woods, describes the rare "flow state" of writing. Maureen Corrigan reviews Vigil, by George Saunders. Barnes says Departure(s) will be his last book.

The Justice Department has released its final tranche of the Epstein files - we'll look at what they have and haven't included. And, the U.S. in a partial government shutdown again, although this is ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ethelene Whitmire about her book, "The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram," about a queer American Black man who went to Europe as World War II began, and stayed.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara sees little attempts at de-escalation from the some 3,000 federal immigration agents — four times the number of sworn MPD officers — in the city.

From hiding, Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine tells NPR's Scott Simon why he continues to oppose repression in Uganda following the disputed Jan. 15 presidential election.

Poet and musician Saul Williams discusses his Grammy-nominated album "Saul Williams meets Carlos Nino and Friends at ...

Residents along the southern stretch of the East Coast are expected to get some rare snow from a winter storm this weekend.

Another batch of Epstein files and the continuing controversies involving the Department of Homeland Security are dominating ...

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele discuss the Australian Open and a controversy concerning the NFL Hall of Fame.

The Senate voted Friday to approve a spending deal meant to keep the government running, but the measure still needs to be approved by the House, and the shutdown deadline has passed.

Top state-level election officials react to the Jan. 28 raid on the Fulton County, Ga, elections office. The FBI executed a ...

With its Friday release of some three million pages, the Department of Justice says it has released all of the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.