A filmmaker in Nazi Germany strikes a deal with the devil in 'The Director'
When do compromises turn into full-blown capitulation? Daniel Kehlmann's new novel draws on the true story of German film director G.W. Pabst.
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A firing squad tried to shoot a prisoner in the heart. They missed, autopsy indicates
The autopsy notes two bullet wounds even though there were three shooters, and a forensic expert says the misfires likely caused "excruciating conscious pain and suffering."
Former CDC staff warn of 'a five-alarm fire'
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid off thousands of workers since January. Current and former CDC staff members are grappling with uncertainty about both their futures and public health.
Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes the first American pope, choosing the name Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected pope, the first time an American has led the Roman Catholic Church. Prevost, 69, chose the name Pope Leo XIV.
Americans are already seeing Trump's tariffs kick in. They sent in receipts to prove it
There's new tariffs on almost everything that is imported. Some of that increased cost is being eaten by exporters in other countries, but a lot of the higher prices are being picked up by Americans, who are seeing it in their receipts.
Medicaid payments barely keep hospital mental health units afloat. Federal cuts could sink them
Patients seeking mental health care are more likely to be on Medicaid than patients in more profitable areas of care, such as cancer or cardiac treatment.
How one writer quit dieting and discovered her strength through weightlifting
Casey Johnston spent years running and restricting calories. When she started weightlifting, she rebuilt muscle mass — and her relationship with her body.
Not taking India-Pakistan escalation seriously a 'huge risk,' warns conflict expert
Efforts to mediate the India-Pakistan conflict are not going to work "unless the U.S. steps in with full sincerity," Praveen Donthi, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, told NPR.
Fed keeps interest rates steady. And, Catholics around the world wait for a new Pope
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady amid uncertainty over President Trump's trade war. And, the Trump administration has plans to deport migrants without legal status to Libya.
No new pope elected yet after black smoke pours out of Sistine Chapel's chimney
Black smoke streamed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday morning in Rome, signaling that the 133 cardinal electors have not come to a two-thirds agreement about who the next pontiff should be.