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The book centers around Alma, a prolific author who retires from her teaching job and creates a cemetery for her unfinished manuscripts and notes.

Erdrich's new novel, The Night Watchman, was inspired by her grandfather, who chaired the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and fought a Congressional initiative to move native people off their land.

There are 50 thousand war crimes under investigation in Ukraine. NPR looked into just one case — the death of a man — and what it might take to find justice.

Pope Francis kicks off a three-nation South America tour with a mass in Ecuador on Monday. Aiding the poor is at the center of his mission, which will include stops in Bolivia and Paraguay. It is his second South American trip since becoming pope.

Over the weekend, President Trump announced the U.S. had captured Maduro, and is now holding him at a jail in Brooklyn, New York. In Maduro’s absence, his vice president and political ally, Delcy Rodríguez, was sworn in as interim president.

The trial began Tuesday for the man who admitted killing five journalists at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md., three years ago. Jarod Ramos says he was insane at the time of the shootings.

Miami is known for its diverse Latino community. After the condominium collapsed in Florida, the tragedy reverberated through the immigrant community, and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

Two controversial cases have put a spotlight on surrogacy in Thailand. Now the government is drafting new laws to stop abuse.

More than 8,0000 men have sued the Boy Scouts on the grounds that they were sexually abused by scoutmasters. Settlement negotiations are ongoing.

Wildfires in California have already scorched more than twice the land they burned this time last year. Residents of some towns are figuring out whether it's worth staying in these fire-prone areas.