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Irving's latest novel is Avenue of Mysteries. He tells NPR's Lynn Neary that he thinks about each book for a long time — and he doesn't start writing until he knows what the ending will be.

At a truck stop between Dallas and Waco, Texas, a little energy revolution has begun. Truckers at Carl's Corner fill up on BioWillie, biodiesel named after singer Willie Nelson. The fuel is made from farm crops and recycled restaurant grease.

A Brazilian priest has made the mega-city of São Paulo pay attention to its homeless population's needs.

The San Franciso quake of 1906 killed more than 3,000 people and sent tens of thousands on the run. Many of those were children, paired off with siblings, to find their way to safety. On the 100th anniversary of the quake, through letters and oral histories, a look at what the experience was like for those children.

Less than six months since legal recreational marijuana sales began in Montana, voters in Yellowstone County are being asked whether to stop them. A question on Tuesday’s ballot could essentially reverse a 2020 vote and block the recreational industry in Yellowstone county entirely — an industry supporters say brings in tax dollars and jobs, while opponents say it’s bad business for Montana.

The Ukrainian military says it is launching an offensive in the country's south to take back territory from Russia forces and break a stalemate in the region.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Ingrid Rojas Contreras about her memoir, The Man Who Could Move Clouds, and how writing it helped her rediscover herself after losing her memory.

Melissa Block speaks with our regular political commentators E.J. Dionne, of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks, of the New York Times.

Video games can get a bad rap when it comes to kids and mental health, but their impact on child development is often misunderstood. Gaming can be a powerful training tool for a variety of skills.

In 2020, Oregon voters approved a ballot measure to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs and to set aside money for treatment programs. Has the measure been successful?