NPR's Scott Simon speaks to novelist Scott Turow about his latest legal thriller, "Presumed Guilty." ...

NPR'S Scott Simon speaks with novelist, Anita Desai, about her new book, "Rosarita," and about the dual lives women can lead.

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant talk about the college football final, the start of the NFL playoffs and the opening round of the Australian Open tennis championship.

TikTok and the Justice Department squared off before the Supreme Court. On the line is the fate of the viral video app, which is used by half of Americans. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to ...

President-elect Trump's picks for his national security team will soon start confirmation hearings, after his remarks about buying Greenland, taking over the Panama Canal and making Canada a state.

President-elect Donald Trump picks a fight with California Governor Gavin Newsom as the wildfires burn, and was sentenced this week.

Firefighters continue to struggle against the wildfires around Los Angeles. The death count has risen and looting has become a problem amid the destruction.

In Mike Leigh's newest film, Marianne Jean-Baptiste stars as an overly critical woman struggling with her mental health. Leigh and Jean-Baptiste talk with NPR's Scott Simon about "Hard Truths." ...

The Wilson family evacuated from their home in Altadena, California before it burned down. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Virginia Wilson and her 16-year old daughter, Charlotte.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to law professor Ilya Somin of George Mason University about the Laken Riley Act, a bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to expand the detention of undocumented immigrants.

After a "gruelling year" for many businesses in the capital, owners who have survived till 2025 are hopeful the worst is ...