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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rita Bullwinkel about her new novel, "Headshot." It tells the past, present, and future of eight girls who compete in a boxing championship in Nevada.

Thousands of cattle have died in wildfires this year in Texas. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Shane Pennington, who manages Fields-Mahler Ranch near Canadian, Texas.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with director Johan Renck for his new movie Spaceman. The movie stars Adam Sandler as a deep space explorer dealing with very terrestrial problems.

The University of Antelope Valley in California has to shut down due to alleged financial mismanagement. But its basketball teams will still get to compete in tournaments this month.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Alexis Akwagyiram from the Semafor news website about the mass kidnapping of young students from a school in northwest Nigeria.

President Biden made the traditionally solemn State of the Union address into a lively — and very partisan — event. Plus, Donald Trump's takeover of the Republican National Committee.

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches, and ceasefire talks stall, there are increasing fears of worsening conditions in Gaza.

Major Leaguer Shohei Ohtani makes headlines in the U.S., but in Japan he's treated like a god. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jason Coskrey, a sports writer for the Japan Times based in Tokyo.

NPR's Scott Simon recounts the heroic actions of a Chicago bus driver and his passengers, who saw buildings on fire at 2 a.m. and raced to warn residents.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Cindy McCain, executive director of the UN's World Food Programme, about humanitarian emergencies in Central Africa and in Gaza.