Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Jazz pianist Joe Alterman about his podcast The Upside of Jazz from NPR member stations WABE in Atlanta.
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A new local government has taken its seat in the southern Philippines, in a step that marks a milestone in the peace process for a conflict that has lasted some 80 years.
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Some election officials have been notified that the DOJ will be monitoring their polling stations. NPR's voting correspondent Miles Parks explains what he's watching for on election day - and afterwards.
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What does it take to create a horror movie scream that is truly horrifying? One that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up? NPR's Michelle Aslam found it is part art and part science.
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French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez warned of a "very high risk" of disorder, especially after dark on Halloween, as some 320,000 people nationwide took to the streets.
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The Communist party central committee meeting was focused on discipline and fighting corruption. It comes ahead of next year when Xi is widely expected to try to secure a fourth term.
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Here are five things to know about the massive hack of the crypto exchange Binance — from how it happened to what it means for the sector.
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This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with guest host Negin Farsad, special guest John Turturro and panelists Hari Kondabolu, Paula Poundstone, and Faith Salie
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Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi say filmmaking is a weapon against intolerance. Justin Chang reviews Possible Love. New Yorker cartoonists Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein reveal "sad" kitchens.
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The latest developments come amid allegations, first reported by The New York Times, that Democrats recruited a spoiler candidate in the toss-up U.S. Senate race.