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E.R. Ramzipoor's novel tells the story a group of resisters in Belgium during World War II who lampooned the Nazis by putting out a satirical edition of the newspaper Le Soir, then a Nazi mouthpiece.

Haji Zahir, the newly appointed governor of Marjah, is getting a lot of support from civilian and government agencies, which Gen. Stanley McChrystal had dubbed "government in a box." State Department adviser Bay Fang, who is working with the support team, says they are doing everything to ensure the new government is responsive to the people.

Arkansas is scheduled to execute eight men in the course of 11 days this month. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with former commissioner of corrections Allen Ault about the implications of the quick pace.

Musician John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats tries his hand at fiction in Wolf in White Van, the story of a disfigured genius who creates an immersive roleplaying game set in an imagined world.

L.S. Hilton's new book, the first in a trilogy, follows the aptly-named Judith Rashleigh on a wild ride of sex parties, private yachts, and behavior just as shallow and selfish as any male character.

The UAW has expanded its historic strike against Detroit's Big 3 automakers into 38 new locations, while announcing progress in talks with Ford.

A sixth person dies in Nepal's two-week long protest campaign against the country's King. The enigmatic Nepalese monarch holds the future of the kingdom in his hands.

The trade of cross-border missiles came after the deadliest day of conflict in Lebanon since 2006. Lebanon’s health ministry said on Tuesday that 558 people have been killed.

Babies under six months can't be vaccinated directly against COVID. A new study found that most infants hospitalized for COVID had mothers who didn’t get the vaccine while they were pregnant.

With jury selection concluded, opening statements are scheduled for Monday in former President Donald Trump's New York hush money trial. NPR talks with University of Baltimore law professor Kim Wehle.