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House Minority Whip on partial government shutdown and DHS funding

Amid the partial government shutdown, we hear from House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., about funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Writers Illustrated: Q&A With Jeff VanderMeer, Author Of 'Wonderbook'

Pop quiz: what do you get when you combine a talking penguin, a man with a bird beak for a face and an interrupting dragon? The answer, surprisingly, is a writing guide: Jeff VanderMeer's Wonderbook. VanderMeer tells NPR intern Colin Dwyer about his collaboration with illustrators and his imaginative, character-driven approach to teaching writing.

Will Lewis, shown here in the Washington Post newsroom, was a top executive for Rupert Murdoch's British publishing wing 13 years ago. He is accused of deceiving police about why the company destroyed evidence during an investigation of phone hacking by Murdoch's papers.

Washington Post CEO accused in court of deceiving police about U.K. hacking scandal

Washington Post CEO Will Lewis was accused in a London courtroom Monday of deceiving police who were investigating Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids when they were embroiled in a major scandal.

The game "Schisto & Ladders" is introduced to students in an elementary school in a part of Nigeria where the neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis, spread by parasitic worms, affects many residents. This version of the classic "Chutes & Ladders" games aims to teach children how to avoid getting infected — and details of the treatment for those who catch it.

Move over Chutes & Ladders: Schisto & Ladders has educational value plus worms

Spread by parasitic worms that can infect via a splash of water, schistosomiasis causes debilitating symptoms. It hits kids hard. A board game teaches how to prevent it.

Miles Hatfield at his Kentucky home, which he had to abandon after it was flooded by runoff from an old coal mine.

How big coal companies avoid cleaning up their messes

A Bloomberg News/NPR investigation found that large U.S. coal companies used bankruptcy and asset transfers to move old mines to shaky new owners, putting at risk federally mandated land reclamation.

In a $1.6 billion defamation suit, Dominion Voting Systems argues that Fox Corp. bosses Rupert Murdoch (left) and Lachlan Murdoch (right) were deeply involved in shaping editorial decisions at Fox News.

Rupert Murdoch says Fox stars 'endorsed' lies about 2020. He chose not to stop them

Under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation case, Murdoch says he wishes Fox News had been "stronger in denouncing" false claims of election fraud. Fox says the lawsuit threatens journalists' free speech.

Faculty of color fought to shed light on university's unethical experiments

In December, the University of California, San Francisco apologized for unethical experiments on prisoners half a century ago. It was doctors of color who started demanding change.

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein holds a news conference at the Department of Justice on Friday in Washington, D.C. Rosenstein announced indictments against 12 Russian intelligence agents for hacking computers during the 2016 presidential election.

Justice Department Charges Russian Cyberspies With Attack On 2016 Election

The Justice Department announced Friday that a new indictment had been unsealed against 12 Russians connected to hacking of Democratic Party and other targets.

Getting Some Blood On The Page: Questions For Grady Hendrix

Hendrix's new novel, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, stars a group of determined women who band together to take on a suave supernatural threat in their community.

Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair testifies before the House Intelligence Committee in February on the annual threats assessment of the U.S. intelligence community.

Cyber Insecurity: U.S. Struggles To Confront Threat

No country in the world is more dependent on its computers than the U.S., making it uniquely vulnerable to attack. One official tells NPR that the Pentagon has experienced an "explosion" of computer attacks, currently averaging about 5,000 each day. But is the country ready to wage a cyberwar?

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