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A lawyer sent the city a demand letter alleging that a local mom was discriminated against because the library denied her request to host reading events based on religious and patriotic books. The letter also objects to books with depictions of adult nudity.

Stephen McCauley's comic novel offers readers the gift of laughter as well as a more expansive image of what family can be. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says it was a perfect January read.

Dogs tune into the tone of human voices. What about goats? To find out, goatologists ran an experiment to see if goats could tell the difference between a happy-sounding human and an angry one.

Palestinian-Americans are spending big to help spur economic development in the village of Silwad in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. But they are also working to effect change back in the U.S.

The 23-year-old was crushed by an Israeli army bulldozer as she protested the demolition of homes in Gaza in 2003. Her memory remains cherished among Palestinians, including the family she lived with.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers television producer Norman Lear, who died this week at age 101.

Hashem, who writes for The Daily Show, has a standup special called Dark Little Whispers debuting on Amazon Prime Video. It coincides with a heartbreaking political and humanitarian crisis.

The car owners' plight at several Supercharger stations became an emblem of the misery extreme cold is inflicting on wide sections of the U.S.

Republicans see Montana as one of their best chances to flip a senate seat and regain control of the chamber. But first they'll have to choose between a political newcomer or a far-right lawmaker.

This week Turkey marked one year since the earthquake that killed more than 53,000 people in the country and left over 3 million homeless. Critics say the government hasn't met its promise to rebuild.