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By examining the value of libraries in the distant and recent past, this PBS film makes a compelling case for the importance of the American public library system today.

NPR's Scott Simon offers some context to America's political chaos by looking at how authoritarian regimes around the world have tightened their grips on power.

Israel's political limbo continues as the country calls for new elections in March. It will be an unprecedented third vote in less than a year.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

A transit worker watched Donald Kabara and his son hug goodbye. Later, he was pleasantly surprised to see his son return with another hug — prompted by the worker.

The game's governing body has filed a complaint against Vladimir Kramnik. Other players say he spent months making unproven allegations of cheating against Daniel Naroditsky, who died last month.

"How do I check that it's not a hoax?" said Ari Hodara. The Parisian art enthusiast could not believe his luck when he found out he'd won a Pablo Picasso painting worth $1 million.

The area around Reno is one of the hottest battlegrounds in 2016. It's also a place where rapid demographic change is underway — exposing divisions between native and foreign-born residents.

A landmark ruling in the New Delhi High Court will compel the national tuberculosis program to provide a new drug to treat an 18-year-old's TB infection.

In 1975, Hillary Clinton was appointed to represent a defendant charged with rape. An audio tape of her talking about the case is the basis of Donald Trump's claim that she laughed at a rape victim.