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Scott Simon speaks with author Qian Julie Wang about her new memoir, "Beautiful Country," which details her life growing up as an immigrant in New York City.

NPR's Ari Shaprio speaks with Thaddeus and Natasha Johnson of Georgia State University's Criminal Justice Department on the future of police reform talks after efforts failed in the House last week.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Dr. Sanjay Gupta about his book World War C.

An appreciation of NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro, who's leaving the network after 17 years.

Proust's famous novel Swann's Way is out in the form of — wait for it — a graphic novel. Glen Weldon explains how much of it is substance and how much is gimmick.

They're often poor women, lured by the money they'll receive. But are they being exploited? The government is considering a law that would end commercial surrogacy.

After declining most of the fall, new infections are up again in more than half of U.S. states, worrying experts about what the holiday season may bring.

The Pentagon is exhuming all of the more than 650 Korean War unknowns in a Honolulu military cemetery. Advances in DNA technology and other forensics make their identification highly likely.

"My ears are my life," says composer, pianist and teaching artist Beata Moon, who experienced ear ringing after her first vaccine dose. Around the same time, she also tested positive for COVID-19.

Pennsylvania's Sen. Rick Santorum has long been considered to be the Senate's most endangered Republican. But polls show him closing the gap with Democratic candidate Bob Casey Jr. Political onlookers are wondering whether the turnabout is a case of Santorum gaining -- or Casey faltering.