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NPR's Scott Simon asks Nguyen Phan Que Mai about her novel, "Dust Child," and the intertwined lives of Vietnamese women and U.S. servicemen, and their Amerasian children.

The musical and graphic novel Fun Home describe Bechdel's coming out, and her dad's closeted homosexuality. She says, "In many ways ... my professional career has been a reaction to my father's life."

Scientists think an asteroid killed the dinosaurs. In today's extinction, humans are the culprit.

Jewish Americans critical of how Israel and the U.S. are responding to Hamas' attack say they're ostracized by the mainstream U.S. Jewish community. They worry there's no room for dissenting voices.

The holiest month in the Muslim calendar begins for many on Monday. This is what NPR readers will be praying for.

Why have the Paris Olympics brought so many exciting swimming events — but not so many world records? It turns out that the pool's depth is just one possible reason.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both appealed to workers in this year's election. But the candidates’ stances on many issues affecting workers remain far apart.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with poet Tracy K. Smith about a new book she co-edited, There's a Revolution Outside, My Love: Letters from a Crisis, reflecting on 2020.

Employees across several agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education and Department of Energy, have all been affected, with many being given notice Thursday.

This election cycle, AI-generated images have proliferated on social media platforms after politically charged news events. They often spread partisan narratives rather than facts.