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Federal forecasters say the El Nino climate pattern is on its way out, after a year where it helped break global heat records. So what does that mean for this coming year?

If the chances of dying in a plane crash are slim, being the sole survivor is even less likely — but that's the premise for two new novels, Ann Napolitano's Dear Edward and Rye Curtis's Kingdomtide.

It's worth pausing to consider not only the legacy and achievements of former South African president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, but also the rich musical associations of his life.

They're from Israel and Gaza. A man whose parents died on Oct. 7 feels as if he is swimming in an sea of sorrow. A young man has a soldier's bullet lodged in his spine. Yet they have not lost hope.

NPR's Farai Chideya reports on the effort of U2 frontman Bono to work with celebrities, religous and secular leaders to try to end AIDS and poverty in Africa.

Soldiers in Niger have announced a coup, imposing a curfew and closing borders in a country that is a key U.S. ally in West Africa.

Stanley "Tookie" Williams, co-founder of the notorious L.A. street gang the Crips, is scheduled for execution December 13th. Commentator Earl Ofari Hutchinson argues that by granting clemency, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger could send a signal to other inmates that doing good works behind bars may be rewarded -- and a message of hope to young African-Americans.

Residents-only policies at many of the nation's town-owned beaches mean low-income people and people of color have less access to the shore.

It's been 40 years since the first U.S. AIDS cases were were reported, and some who experienced the early years of the crisis say the effects of denialism then have carried into the COVID-19 pandemic.

Traveling to 36 countries and 5 oceans, George Steinmetz (and his drones) take us on a food tour in his new book Feed the Planet: A Photographic Journey to the World's Food.