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For dissident writers fleeing persecution overseas, the United States has long been a safe haven, a place where freedom of expression is tolerated and, even, valued.

Arshad Sharif, 50, had been in hiding since July after he fled Pakistan to avoid arrest. He had been critical of the country's military and the government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.

California is getting drenched by what meteorologists are calling a life-threatening storm.

President Biden ordered a temporary pier be built to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza despite expressed concerns that the effort would be difficult to pull off, according to a USAID report.

Are you an Arial person? A Times New Roman? A Garamond? Like the car you drive or the clothes you wear, your typeface can help express your personality. Author Simon Garfield talks about the fashion of fonts ... and why so many people hate Comic Sans.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Sebastian Korb, a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Essex, about a new study showing that even forcing a smile can improve a person's mood.

Author Isaac Butler explains how the religious right embraced culture wars, starting in the 1970s with school book bans, and continuing now with the Trump administration's efforts to defund the NEA.

Asian and mixed-race people are the two fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population, the U.S. Census Bureau says. Non-Hispanic whites are the only group to see deaths outpace births.

After Tuesday's speech, the president saw a significant jump with Democrats and independents, as he may be seeing a rally-around-the-Ukrainian-flag moment.

The state says Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling bribed the state's top utility regulator Sam Randazzo. But the former execs' lawyers say Randazzo was the criminal.