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The term is used disparagingly, as in a fruit that's soft and tends to bruise easily. But millennials say they are building a new economy for their own generation.

Rowling studied real criminal case studies to write the latest in the Cormoran Strike mystery series — "It was horrible," she says. But writing under a pseudonym remains "a very private pleasure."

The popular zombie show has always been willing to bump off any character at any time — but critic Eric Deggans says a recent death (if it really happened) will have to be handled carefully.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Tim Eaton, project manager at Chatham House's Syria and its Neighbor Policy Initiative, about the shift in British attitudes toward military action in Syria. In 2013, Parliament voted against air strikes; on Thursday, Prime Minister David Cameron said that bombing ISIS targets in Syria would make the U.K. safer.

After ISIS took their villages in Iraq, hundreds of members of the religious minority survived on wild plants and tomato paste through a bitterly cold winter on a mountain they consider miraculous.

As Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity turns 100, the scientist would surely be pleased with the revolution he started, a source of wonder and inspiration for all, says Marcelo Gleiser.

It's been a week since House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy dropped out of the race to succeed Speaker John Boehner. Renee Montagne talks to Rep. Tom Cole about who should be the next speaker.

For several White House hopefuls, their third-quarter fundraising numbers didn't bring good news and could be an ominous sign for their future.

French President Francois Hollande is blaming the Islamic State for the attacks overnight in Paris, and the group has claimed responsibility. The large-scale terrorist attack against an international target would mark a departure for the militant group.

After last week's terrorist attacks in Paris, governors across the U.S. say they won't take Syrian refugees — citing the risk that terrorists could use the program to slip into the country.