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Brit Bennett's new novel centers on two light-skinned African American sisters — one of whom "passes" for white. The Vanishing Half is compelling — if somewhat melodramatic.

The National Bureau of Economic Research has announced Monday the U.S. economy is officially in a recession. Economists said the recession is unusual, but they hope it could end quickly.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Higher Heights of America CEO Glynda Carr about the policy preferences of African American women, and whether those choices changed significantly as candidates court them.

In the Super Tuesday primary elections, polls have closed in Vermont, Virginia and North Carolina. Here are the latest results, and a reaction from the Bernie Sanders campaign.

New Zealand musician Nadia Reid talks about how homesickness fueled the songs on her latest album, Out of My Province.

The findings of the interim report were released a day before the anniversary of the crash of Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin are at the center of the devastating oil price war. President Trump has inserted himself into the fray.

One of the hardest decisions for any candidate is whether to drop out of a race. It's even harder for the Vermont senator, who, at 78, likely wouldn't run for president again.

It was another week of conflicting messages from the White House about the coronavirus crisis.

Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson play a pair of ex-lovers who reunite impulsively, abandoning the commitments they've made in the years since they broke up.