Shemsi Gara operated a giant digger in a Kosovo coal mine, churning up toxic dust that covered his face and got into his ...

Here's an exit interview with America’s top aid official after confronting a turbulent series of humanitarian crises.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Nobel-Prize winning author Han Kang about her latest novel, "We Do Not Part." ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Andy Corren about his new memoir "Dirtbag Queen," which memorializes his mother. He previously wrote a viral obituary for her in The Fayetteville Observer.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city.

Los Angeles has long been a kind of dreamscape, the city of the silver screen, on the edge of a great ocean, that draws in people from all over the world, despite the looming threats of being ...

A ceasefire in Gaza is imminent. International mediators say it will begin Sunday morning. The Israeli cabinet approved the deal early this morning, and it will deliver a pause in fighting and the ...

José "Cha Cha" Jimenez, a Puerto Rican activist in Chicago, died last week. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with DePaul University professor Jacqueline Lazú about his life and legacy.

President Joe Biden wraps up his term with a flurry of activity before Inauguration Day, and cold weather moves President-elect Donald Trump inside the Capitol for his oath of office and address.