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An American Trendsetting Architect Is The Subject Of A New Biography

A new biography about a man who truly lived in a glass house is now out, thanks to author Mark Lamster. He's on the phone with Stuart Holman to talk about…

Russia has granted U.S. consular officials access to Paul Whelan, a U.S. citizen detained in Russia on suspicion of spying. Whelan appears here in a photo provided by the Whelan family.

U.S. Ambassador Visits American Who Was Arrested In Russia On Suspicion Of Spying

Russia's Federal Security Service says it arrested Paul Whelan last week. Family members say he was visiting Moscow to attend a wedding, not to steal secrets.

'Punishment Without Crime' Highlights The Injustice Of America's Misdemeanor System

Former federal public defender Alexandra Natapoff says 13 million misdemeanors are filed each year in the U.S., trapping the innocent, punishing the poor and making society more unequal.

What Would It Take To Challenge Trump In A Primary?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Republican political consultant Mike Murphy about what it might take to run a primary against President Trump.

Republican Sen. James Lankford Discusses Proposals To End Partial Government Shutdown

On the 12th day of a partial government shutdown, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., about the different proposals on the table to bring the shutdown to an end.

Border wall prototypes stand in San Diego near the U.S.-Mexico border. The federal government remains partially closed in a protracted standoff over President Trump's demand for money to build the wall.

Despite Huge Backlogs, The Government Shutdown Halts Most Immigration Court Hearings

Hundreds of thousands await hearings in the already-congested system. Those delays could help some cases but hurt many others.

The Ndachjian–Tehuacan archaeological site in Puebla, Mexico, the first known temple to the Flayed Lord, a pre-Hispanic fertility god.

Mexican Archaeologists Discover Pre-Hispanic Temple of 'The Flayed Lord'

Stone carvings dating back 1,000 years suggest gruesome rituals tied to beliefs about fertility and long life.

This photo, provided by China National Space Administration via Xinhua News Agency, is the first image of the moon's far side ever taken from the surface. A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday made the first landing on the far side of the moon, state media said.

China Becomes First Country To Land On Far Side Of Moon, State Media Announce

Lunar lander Chang'e 4 successfully touched down on Thursday morning. China's Xinhua News published a photo it says was taken by the probe "on the never-visible side of the moon."

CIA Director Gina Haspel, speaking at the University of Louisville in September, says she wants to send more undercover officers overseas. Many in the intelligence world says this has become more challenging in an era of universal surveillance.

CIA Chief Pushes For More Spies Abroad; Surveillance Makes That Harder

CIA Director Gina Haspel wants more undercover officers overseas. But in an age of universal surveillance, instant online searches and social media profiles, staying below the radar is a challenge.

Talitha Saunders and AJ Ikamoto tidy their ambulance at the end of a recent shift. The two work as emergency medical responders in Oregon with American Medical Response in Portland. Leaders there are working to prevent any race-based disparities in treatment.

Emergency Medical Responders Confront Racial Bias

In a recent study of patients treated by emergency medical responders in Oregon, black patients were 40 percent less likely to get pain medicine than their white peers. Why?

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