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NPR's team in Tokyo put together our favorite moments of the Games, where participants showed their athleticism, sportsmanship, and what motivated them to compete.

It's illegal for immigration officials to detain U.S. citizens. But an NPR analysis of public records found that in an eight-year period, some 1,500 people who were held turned out to be Americans.

A new Pew poll finds that while there are still two major parties in America, there are stark divisions within each.

Rashod Ollison's memoir Soul Serenade is a coming-of-age story and playlist combined. He says he "could always tell" his mother's mood "by which Aretha Franklin song was on."

Former Congressman Adam Kinzinger often found himself in opposition to his party. Now, the Illinois Republican has written a book about his life and career called Renegade.

In an unprecedented move, India held the water treaty in abeyance after blaming Pakistan for a deadly attack in April. Pakistan denies involvement in the attack and accuses India of "weaponizing water."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi about her new book The Art of Power and her interactions with the Bush White House during the 2008 financial crisis.

Set in the Rocky Mountains after an epidemic has killed off most of society, The Dog Stars, by adventure writer Peter Heller, casts an unusual mood as it alternates between elegiac reflection, lyrical nature writing and intense, high-caliber action. The Dog Stars will be published on Aug. 7.

The Heat will play the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals.

"I want to get whatever's on my chest off my chest when it feels right," says the rapper, who makes songs that turn the personal into the political.