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The Bush White House is the first to be headed by a president and vice president with backgrounds in the oil business. The administration has produced a consistent approach to energy policy: finding new supplies and securing the old.

Mexicans donned masks and stayed home Sunday, as that nation tries to slow the spread of the new swine flu virus.

The first woman to translate Homer's epic says she wanted to focus on the crystalline clarity she found in the original text, and let the muse speak directly to the readers.

NPR's Eric Deggans talks to journalist Joe Wallen about the Friday train crash that left hundreds of people dead on Friday in India.

The holiday weekend's biggest hit was widely panned by critics. But what does The Little Mermaid's target audience of children have to say about the live-action Disney adaptation?

The holiday weekend's biggest hit was widely panned by critics. But what does The Little Mermaid's target audience of children have to say about the live-action Disney adaptation?

Historical novelist Cecelia Holland ventures into fantasy with this tale of a mute princess and a dragon. Critic Jason Heller says the book has an intriguing and unexpected core of Gothic romance.

Archaeologist Mike Pitts' new book, Digging for Richard III, recounts the search for the king's skeleton — and sheds new light on a ruler who's often seen as one of history's great villains.

In Mark Haddon's new book, two estranged siblings — and their disjointed families — share a holiday just after their mother's funeral. There's tension and tenderness, but the novel's several perspectives result in the literary equivalent of a dropped cellphone call.

The Pentagon's latest report shows China is on track with its efforts to develop a nuclear arsenal — though their total warheads are still a fraction of that of the US.