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Populist British MP Nigel Farage resigned from Parliament over questions about his finances, and is running for re-election in his constituency. His biggest rival? Count Binface.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Swarthmore College political science professor Dominic Tierney about the U.S.-Iran war and other conflicts that have left the U.S. in drawn-out entanglements.
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Among the many treasures of the New York Public Library are tens of thousands of restaurant menus.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sportscaster Andrés Cantor about announcing the 2026 World Cup.
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Jermaine Butler, who performs as "Jermaine from the South," entered his Creole-inspired song "Dan Vi-Cila" to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest.
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"Steal This Story, Please!", a documentary about journalist Amy Goodman, is appearing at film festivals and community gatherings.
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Scott Simon talks with author Azar Nafisi about the movie adaptation of her bestselling book Reading Lolita in Tehran.
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NPR's Books We Love has staff suggestions for non-fiction, including "My Mother's Daughter," "Days of Love and Rage" and "When It's Darkness on the Delta."
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Shannon Sanders about "The Great Wherever," her new novel, which tells a story through ghosts from multiple generations of a Black family on a Tennessee farm.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pulling his National Guard early from Washington, D.C. as the chorus against Democratic governors sending troops to the city amid President Trump's ongoing deployment grows louder. -
Hundreds of masked white nationalists marched in the nation's capital on July Fourth. Who were they and where does their funding come from?
