The book tells stories of women in midlife and offers advice for finding what your future can look like as you head toward retirement age.
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The attacks come after weeks of escalating clashes between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen, which shattered a four-year truce in the country's civil war.
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The television series, Star Trek, turns 60 on Tuesday. The original show aired for only three seasons, but it spawned prequels and sequels (on TV and in theaters) and still has a cult following.
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The week of Labor Day marks the unofficial kickoff of the general election season. President Trump's unpopularity and Democratic enthusiasm means control of Congress is on the ballot.
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Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. go into effect, Republicans prepare for Trump's unconventional midterm convention, officials say victims in Miami airport crash were inside vehicles.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with journalist Peter Bergen about his latest book, "All The Presidents' Wars," a history of the United States' war on terror across four presidential administrations.
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Who has the right to sue the president? NPR's Leila Fadel asks Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck about the Supreme Court's approach to standing when it comes to the Trump administration.
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The Tunnels to Towers Foundation is traveling across the U.S. with a 21-foot I-beam from the World Trade Center's South Tower to help educate Americans with no memory of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Georgia and South Carolina are trying to fight off an invasive bee-eating hornet that's been spreading along their coasts.
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A new space at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis explores the recent past and future of the movement.
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It's the first day of school for millions of students, including preschoolers at Charles City Elementary School, located outside Richmond, Virginia.
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The Republican party is calling it a "Trumpapalooza." The party is throwing an unconventional convention in Dallas this week to try to boost Republican voter enthusiasm.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with commentator Jonah Goldberg about this week's unusual Republican midterm gathering.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Carl Skau of the World Food Programme about the food insecurity crisis in Yemen.
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Wildfires and smoke are an annual problem for Indonesia. This year, dry conditions have made the problem worse than in years past.