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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks author and illustrator Patrick Horvath about "Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees," his graphic novel about an ursine serial killer.

Back in March, a coronavirus outbreak at St. Joseph's Senior Home in Woodbridge, N.J., led state officials to evacuate all 78 of its residents. Within weeks, nearly half of them were dead.

From murder in the Venice canals to human trafficking in the desert, Los Angeles serves as the perfect setting for Robert Crais' noir novels, starring Elvis Cole and Joe Pike, two PIs who are desperately seeking normal — both for their clients and themselves.

More than 400 people who died of COVID were secretly interred in a mass grave on the outskirts of the city of Iquitos. Families are demanding a proper burial for their loved ones.

Those chills up and down your spine could mean more than just the thrill. An anthropologist tells us what these scary stories reveal. Click — if you dare — for tales of terror.

The highly anticipated sixth installment of J.K. Rowling's novel about a child wizard was released Saturday. NPR's Neva Grant followed two youngsters who spent the weekend immersed in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a horrific echo of the Holocaust, according to the director of the new production from Heartland Theatre Company.

Pete Hegseth, President Trump's pick for defense secretary, is facing new allegations of alcohol abuse and misconduct as the Senate prepares to vote on his confirmation.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Afghan student Zakia Menhas, now in the U.S., about the Taliban's decision to forbid women from attending university.

Lydia Smith, 87, is one of the 2.6 million women ages 65 and over living at or below the poverty line. Older women are more than twice as likely as men to live in poverty.