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Journalists at the Voice of America are protesting the actions of Michael Pack, the Trump appointee to their parent agency. Among the concerns is journalistic independence from political influence.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Corine Dehabey, who helps run a refugee resettlement organization in Ohio, about the implications of President Biden's reversal of the Trump administration's travel ban.

Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and his family filed suit against Iran for torturing him. We asked the question, how do you sue a nation state, especially if you're suing them in another country?

The white man who murdered nine black people in a church in Charleston, S.C., is the first person to receive the death penalty in a federal trial that included hate crimes charges.

One legend has it that marzipan emerged during an epic 13th-century Spanish battle. Today, it is a highlight of the holiday season. And the best stuff comes from convents and small family bakeries.

A dad's video inviting the community to his daughter's 15th birthday party has gone viral. We talk to two experts about the origins of the tradition.

With the likely discovery of the HMS Terror in polar waters, NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with novelist Dan Simmons, author of The Terror a fictionalized account of the wreck of HMS Terror and Erebus.

Though he's known for making quasi-horror films, director Park Chan-wook's latest movie is a melodrama set in 1930s Korea. Critic David Edelstein says The Handmaiden is fun and full of twists.

Founder Julian Assange has dropped broad hints that emails leaked to the site which embarrassed party leaders came from the murdered man. Police and the man's family don't support the story.

Several New England Patriots players say they won't attend the White House ceremony to honor their Super Bowl victory. NPR's Scott Simon talks with ESPN.com's Howard Bryant about this ritual.