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Twenty years ago, Diana Gabaldon's time-travel epic Outlander shot to the top of the best-seller lists — and stayed there. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates digs into the enduring potency of Gabaldon's magic.

In Sao Paulo, home to 20 million people, water shortages have become part of daily life. Some residents are leaving for lusher regions. Ecologists say Amazon deforestation may be affecting rainfall.

There was plenty of economic hardship before coronavirus hit. We'll discuss what the crisis means for people who were already struggling.

Farmers from Brazil's coffee-growing areas are facing the worst frost in more than 25 years.

Three children and three adults are dead following a shooting this morning at a school in Nashville, Tennessee. Authorities say the shooter was killed by police.

Washington state's attorney general said Motel 6 shared information about approximately 80,000 guests in the state and that guests faced questioning from ICE, detainment and deportation as a result.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia about concerns over whether delays and funding shortfalls at the U.S. Postal Service could impact mail-in voting in the fall.

In a new book of essays, writers such as Claire Messud and Edwidge Danticat share stories of surviving dark times and the foods entwined with those memories. Think of it as a cathartic dinner party.

Lawyer and journalist Adam Cohen explores five decades of Supreme Court opinions and comes to a rueful conclusion: These decisions have greatly exacerbated the space between rich and poor.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the MLB All-Star break, Shohei Ohtani's dominance, and what to look forward two during the second week of Wimbledon.