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The tattoos were once a sign that a man in India's Konyak clan was a headhunter. A new book tells their story.

Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence will debate Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know about Pence before they face off.

For decades, New Zealand has tried to reduce the populations of destructive, non-native predators. Now the country has a more ambitious goal: eliminating invasive rats, stoats and possums by 2050.

Michael Phelps' victories in Rio have prompted some observers to call him the greatest Olympian of all time. Mike Pesca of Slate tells Rachel Martin why we should take that claim with a grain of salt.

Critics say the ruling party overhauled public media to serve as a mouthpiece, and a state-backed oil refiner's purchase of a newspaper chain brings more outlets under party loyalist control.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz spearheaded the drive to shut down the government by trying to defund the Affordable Care Act. The GOP's image has taken a hit because of that effort, but Cruz is more popular than ever among Tea Party and conservative voters.

Local journalists' yearly satirical review hamstrung by COVID-19, but manages to do an end-around.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., about investigating the failures of the Capitol Police during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The new film Martin Eden is an epic retelling of Jack London's 1909 novel set in Italy in the midst of a socialist revolution. It may well be a metaphor for the "Don't tread on me" America of today.

President-elect Biden received pushback for his secretary of defense choice. NPR's David Greene talks about it with Jim Golby, who's been a special adviser to vice presidents Biden and Mike Pence.