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Fan fiction may not command the same respect as other literary pursuits, but it's a rich mode of expression, says one author who mounts a passionate case for the style.

The top Senate Republican suffered a concussion and will remain in the hospital for observation and treatment after a fall on Wednesday evening at a D.C. hotel. He had been attending a private dinner.

NOAA has announced its forecast for El Niño, as well as expectations for drought, heat and precipitation in the coming months. (This piece originally aired on ATC on July 20, 2023.)

This week the top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, is in Washington defending President Obama's plan for increasing the U.S. troop presence in that country. The general sat down to talk with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep.

Harvard announces it will end its early admissions program, a move that is sure to send ripples through the world of elite colleges and universities -- and through high schools where competition to get into the schools is fierce.

The American Library Association awarded its top medals to Dan Santat's tale of an imaginary friend on a mission and Kwame Alexander's story of basketball-playing twins.

Oysters, cocaine, fine wine, love triangles: Stephanie Danler's debut novel Sweetbitter follows a year in the life of a young woman working at a top-tier Manhattan restaurant.

The former president's foundation ended years of secrecy by naming its donors. The information dump came about to stave off problems that could sink Hillary Clinton's Cabinet job. The list included enough big money and enough big names to catch the attention of conservatives, journalists and bloggers.

As Russia swears in a new president, observers question whether the leader, Vladimir Putin's successor, will have real power to chart his own course for the country. He takes over a nation with a booming oil economy, and many serious problems.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has used his country's vast energy wealth to return Moscow to the world stage during his eight years in office. But instead of integrating with the West, as some had hoped, the Kremlin has made its mark by opposing Western policy.