Israel has voted to end cooperation with UNRWA, the United Nations agency providing aid to Palestinian refugees. The move threatens key services for hundreds of thousands of refugees in the West Bank.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Marisha Pessl about her new book for teens. The idea for the twist-filled thriller "Darkly" came out of her girlhood love of board games.

An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center on Sunday killed one soldier and wounded 18 others, the Lebanese military said.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to the French writer Pauline Arrighi about the impact of a mass rape trial that has shocked France.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with concert pianist Khatia Buniatishvili about her new allbum, "Mozart," which honors the 18th century composer.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Stan Durey of Anacortes, Washington and puzzle master Will Shortz.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Sebastian Korb, a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Essex, about a new study showing that even forcing a smile can improve a person's mood.

Actor Jimmy O. Yang is learning how to take compliments. On Wild Card this week, he opens up about love languages and fears.

In Legacy of Lies, El Salvador 1981-1984, photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg documents how U.S. foreign policy fueled a ...

The strikes were the fourth on Beirut in less than a week. The escalation comes after a U.S. envoy traveled to the region ...

Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually ...

Pamela Hayden, the voice behind the gullible, hapless Milhouse, is retiring from The Simpsons after 35 years on the show.