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Ten days ago, the peace process between India and Pakistan faced another challenge when bombs exploded inside India. The explosions killed at least 60 people, and were blamed on Pakistan-backed militants. The bombing has left little public enthusiasm in India for peace efforts.

Safiya Sinclair's memoir follows her journey from a scared and sheltered Rasta girl in Jamaica to a strong and self-assertive woman — exploring just how poetry became her savior.

The wave of protests in Chile are igniting public anger over abuses by the security forces. They also are stirring stirring painful memories of a dictatorship whose abuses are still felt.

It was already expected the former president and sons Donald Jr. and Eric would testify. The timing became clear Friday, after Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that daughter Ivanka Trump also must appear.

After 14 years in the NFL, Anquan Boldin has hung up his cleats to focus on human rights activism. He says that events in Charlottesville, Va., led him to decide to change careers.

A federal trial of a former Louisville police detective who was part of the middle of the night raid that killed Breonna Taylor in 2020 is underway.

Our latest pick for NPR's Backseat Book Club is The Red Pyramid, a tale of two kids who must rescue the world from Egyptian gods. Author Rick Riordan, a former schoolteacher, combined his obsession with books with his passion for mythology to write this book about ordinary kids doing heroic things.

Andrew Hudgins is a prominent poet, but what he'd really rather be doing is telling jokes — the more daring, the better. His new memoir, The Joker, explores the way uncomfortable and taboo jokes create learning and communication, and the important role they've played in his life.

Paul Young wrote his first book, The Shack, as a story to share with family and friends about faith and redemption. He printed 15 copies at an Office Depot but has gone on to sell 18 million copies. Now he's written a new book, this time for the world, about faith and transformation.

By their own accounts, the former president and first lady weren't just spouses, but full partners who counted their relationship as their greatest achievement.