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Scottish author Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for his debut novel, Shuggie Bain, in 2020. His latest work is a suspense story wrapped around a novel of acute psychological observation.

Sure, basketball payers have to bust their chops to reach the NCAA Division I tournament, but it's also hard work for college mascots.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised tensions in Taiwan. People there are worried an emboldened China may use force to remove the island's democratic government.

They say they were placed on the list for refusing to inform on other Muslims. The suit is part of a broad wave of cases challenging the secretive no-fly list and U.S. counterterrorism strategies.

Tiger Woods says the hard part about playing in Augusta isn't the golf — it will be walking the course. The crowds are cheering again for Woods, who suffered a severe leg injury from a 2021 car crash.

Identical twin sisters play a pair of mysterious playmates in Petite Maman, an enchanting film that achieves an emotional depth that eludes many movies twice its length.

A former soldier in Tacoma, Wash., is helping resettle Afghan refugees after the fall of Kabul. One now lives nearby, and together they're working to get others out of Afghanistan.

Late-night hosts and comedians Desus Nice and The Kid Mero pick their favorite Tiny Desk concerts.

At the height of his popularity, silent film star Harold Lloyd was a bigger box-office draw than either Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton, but his films are rarely seen today. A new DVD collection of the actor's best performances, The Harold Lloyd Comedy Collection, could revive his legacy as the funniest man of the silent-screen era.

David Greene talks to Sam Dagher of The Wall Street Journal about the significance of recent bombings in the Syria port cities of Tartus and Jableh, not far from Russian military facilities.

The tale of Major League Baseball's first African-American player is already a legend — so while this by-the-numbers biopic, with its heavy-handed score and righteous performances, doesn't add much to the story, it doesn't hurt it either.

As the year comes to a close, NPR's Neda Ulaby takes a look at a particular category of artists that has had an outstanding year in music. While female country musicians have had a banner year, their work also went against prevailing radio and industry trends — for better or worse.