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Goldfish, like these showcased at Tokyo's Nihonbashi Art Aquarium, have been bred in China over centuries, into forms so varied and rare that one can be worth hundreds of dollars.

The Goldfish Tariff: Fancy Pet Fish Among The Stranger Casualties Of The Trade War

China is considered the motherland of aquarium goldfish, bred over centuries into rare forms. Now tariffs have some U.S. sellers of these goldfish in a tailspin.

Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Ronan Farrow poses for a portrait in NPR's Manhattan offices ahead of the release of his book <em>Catch and Kill.</em>

Ronan Farrow: 'Catch And Kill' Tactics Protected Both Weinstein And Trump

He was followed and his house bugged as he reported on allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Farrow says it's part of a pattern in which powerful entities go to extremes to quash unfavorable stories.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, shown here during a game on Monday, has weighed in on comments made by Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey.

Back From China, LeBron James Speaks Out On NBA Controversy

James said he believed Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey "wasn't educated on the situation at hand" when he expressed support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

A 30-foot border barrier — as tall as a two-story building — rises from the desert near Lukeville, Ariz.

Border Wall Rising In Arizona, Raises Concerns Among Conservationists, Native Tribes

The Customs and Border Protection agency says it is doing its best to reduce impact to the environment and tribal citizens. Conservationists and Native Tribes in the area are not appeased.

The author Edna O'Brien's latest book is <em>Girl</em>, which follows a young woman kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria.

Edna O'Brien On 6 Decades Of Writing 'Very Difficult Stories' About Women

In Girl, a young woman in Nigeria is abducted by Boko Haram — and that's just the beginning. For nearly 60 years, its Irish author has written about women "both as victims and as fighters, combined."

Already, Health Canada has posted safety and efficacy data online for four newly approved drugs; it plans to release reports for another 13 drugs and three medical devices approved or rejected since March.

Canada's Decision To Make Public More Clinical Trial Data Puts Pressure On FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration treats most data it gets on the development of new drugs and medical devices as confidential to companies. Critics say making the data public would help patients.

Travis Rhett Wilson performing one of Edgar Allan Poe's stories at last year's Poefest. He returns this year to do "The Black Cat."

Adobe Chapel Provides Perfect Setting For Poefest

Works of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft will be read out loud

Sometimes doctors rapidly taper their chronic pain patients' opioid doses. Now a federal agency recommends against this.

Don't Force Patients Off Opioids Abruptly, New Guidelines Say, Warning Of Severe Risks

Researchers say chronic pain patients can feel suicidal or risk overdose when taken off medication too quickly. The warnings seek to course-correct after doctors felt pressured to taper drugs rapidly.

Saeed Jones' Eloquent Coming-Of-Age Is Hard To Read — And Harder To Put Down

Jones grew up black, gay and isolated in Texas. He chronicles his wobbly path to self-affirmation in the raw and eloquent new memoir, How We Fight for Our Lives.

Vaping Is Not Widespread In India But Other Forms Of Tobacco Are

India has banned e-cigarettes. There's still a huge, hard-to-regulate market for beedis, sun-dried tobacco wrapped in leaves and sold at street stalls, which Indians smoke more than cigarettes.

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