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A new comedy series created by Issa Rae taps into the complexities of being an aspiring female rapper in the age of social media.

The U.S. and Mexico proposed to the United Nations Security Council a "non-U.N." force for Haiti to help the country resolve deepening crises, but countries are cautious given prior harmful efforts.

NPR's David Greene talks to law professor Jonathan Turley about the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice Department's alleged politicization under Attorney General William Barr.

In light of the ongoing protests in Iran, NPR history podcast Throughline explores Iranian women's long history of political activism.

A Martinez speaks with Carol Gigliotti about her book The Creative Lives of Animals.

Despite being a band rooted in California rock tradition, the local embrace of Fanny in Kansas City, Mo. speaks to how the band's ethos transcends geography.

The state isn't the biggest producer of the pink-orange fruit. So why are Georgia peaches so iconic? The answer has a lot to do with slavery — its end and a need for the South to rebrand itself.

Millions of people go to Bangkok for medical care. These medical tourists, who get everything from face-lifts to heart-bypass operations, have helped boost the Thai economy. But doctors are so busy, Thais are having trouble getting care.

Service members would work without pay, and many civil servants are likely to be furloughed. Congress has yet to pass a separate bill to guarantee military pay as it did in previous shutdowns.

Does science have limits? Commentator Adam Frank reviews Marcelo Gleiser's eye-opening new book exploring this very question. It appears that we are forever headed into the dark.