November 25, 2024 • Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

Whether you want the finished product to reflect your favorite franchise, game, artwork, or a piece of beautiful scenery, there are puzzles for everyone to enjoy. The below list includes a nice ...

Michele Kelemen has been with NPR for two decades, starting as NPR's Moscow bureau chief and now covering the State Department and Washington's diplomatic corps. Her reports can be heard on all ...

January 21, 2025 • Among his day one actions, President Trump is reviving his first-term efforts to promote classical architecture for federal buildings. December 26, 2024 • Among the vast ...

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz and Susie Woodward of Sherwood, Ore. Sunday Puzzle: Name game with initials On-air challenge: I'm going to give you ...

On-air challenge: I'm going to give you clues to some famous people past or present. The first two letters of each clue are the initials of the person's name. Last week's challenge: Last week's ...

Jennifer Ludden is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk where she covers housing, homelessness, poverty and inequality. She tells stories of people struggling with the country's massive shortage ...

December 20, 2024 • 2024 was an epic year for podcasts across the NPR Network. With less than two weeks left before 2025, now is the time to catch up on a few of our favorite shows and seasons ...

NPR's producer in Gaza, Anas Baba, says many there are anxious that the fighting will get worse before it gets better. The war began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants attacked southern ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, which may now be drawing to a close, has dramatically reshaped much of the Middle East and is still delivering aftershocks. When Hamas launched ...

As the clock ticks down on TikTok's potentially final days in the U.S., scores of Americans are flocking to a surprising alternative: a popular Chinese social media platform called Xiaohongshu, or ...