A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.

Esther Ngumbi thinks of the sacrifices her Kenyan dad made to ensure that not only his son but his four daughters got an ...

The U.S. Army celebrated its 250th anniversary on Saturday with a massive military parade in Washington, D.C., against a ...

The Paris opera house known as the Palais Garnier turns 150 this year.

At least ten people were killed in Israel overnight, after multiple Iranian missiles evaded the country's advanced defense systems. Explosions rocked Tehran, but casualties weren't immediately clear.

Former FDA chief Dr. David Kessler says the new weight-loss drugs are a powerful tool to fight obesity. But they come with ...

Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KPCC listener Jerry Tsai and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The London-bound plane struck a medical college hostel in a residential area of the northwestern city of Ahmedabad minutes ...

It might feel risky to make big, bold changes to a brand new apartment. But NPR's Life Kit has tips for making your space your own, without losing your security deposit.

In a shocking, apparent assassination, authorities say a gunman dressed as a police officer kill a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in her home, wounded another politician and his wife in ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Eric Marcus about the latest season of his series Making Gay History, which explores the lives of LGBTQ people during the Nazi era.