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Delphine Minoui's slim new book tells the true story of a group of Syrian resistance fighters who founded a 15,000-volume library in the basement of an abandoned building.

Trump lost the election, but remains popular among Republican voters. New Yorkerwriter Nicholas Lemann talks about how the GOP might deal with the changes Trump made to the party's ideology.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Tuesday that the military organization could pay a heavy price for leaving Afghanistan too early.

More than 92,700 abuse complaints have been filed against the Boy Scouts of America ahead of a deadline Monday in bankruptcy court.

Corporate gobbledygook is widely ridiculed. But it's pervasive in the American workplace and never goes away. There's new research into who uses jargon and why.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with investigative journalist Gustavo Gorriti about the political situation in Peru, which has now seen three presidents in the span of one week.

As oil continues to gush from the Deepwater Horizon well, President Obama faces growing opposition in the Gulf region to his moratorium on offshore drilling and exploration. Even fishing groups say the oil industry should be allowed to resume operations.

The new makeup of the federal government could affect Washington, D.C.'s chances of becoming the 51st state.

As hundreds of districts consolidate their schools, some remote communities are fighting back by seeking out international students to fill their nearly empty classrooms.

The bridge, which links the two halves of a Mohawk reservation, was barricaded last week after Mohawks protested a plan to arm Canadian border agents. The flare-up follows growing tension on the border over drug smuggling and human trafficking.