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An art student, a renowned sculptor, and the spirit of his forgotten, possibly murdered, Cuban wife: NPR's Scott Simon talks with Xochitl Gonzalez about her new novel, "Anita de Monte Laughs Last."

An exhibit of Stephen Shames' photos of Black Panther women is on display in Boston. One local woman didn't know she was in the exhibit.

With several sports teams looking to taxpayers to fund the construction of new stadiums, NPR's Scott Simon wonders how those public funds could be spent elsewhere.

Iran, on Friday, held the first parliamentary election since 2022's nationwide protests against the government.

There is little chance of comprehensive immigration reform despite broad agreement for its need and rising public concern about it.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Max Raabe of the Palast Orchester, which keeps pre-World War II German jazz alive for modern audiences.

China is purging the senior ranks of its financial sector as the central government attempts to stabilize a shaky economy.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with fashion writer Derek Guy about the dos and don'ts of an accessory Simon loves: the pocket square.

"The Extinction of Irena Rey" is the new novel by famed translator Jennifer Croft. NPR's Scott Simon asks her about it and about her work translating other authors.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will not move forward with a request to close the Bristol Bay red king crab savings area to all commercial fishing. At its February meeting, the regulatory council looked at the effectiveness of closing the 4,000-square-nautical-mile section of the eastern Bering Sea to commercial trawl, pot and longline fishing, but decided not to tighten regulations in the area.