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The German-born designer helped define the looks of Chanel and Fendi behind the scenes, even as he cut a titanic figure center-stage in the fashion industry. Chanel confirmed Lagerfeld's death.

The actor had reported being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. Prosecutors say that report was not true.

An outside investigation of the Columbus Zoo includes many of the allegations made against two former executives in a Columbus Dispatch investigation.

Thousands turned out in cities across Russia this weekend to protest the war in Ukraine, risking arrest in a country where such demonstrations are illegal. Some were reportedly subjected to torture.

Former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance in his bid for the U.S. Senate late Friday.

An international panel has unanimously recommended that Pluto retain its title as a planet, and it may be joined by other undersized objects that revolve around the sun.

Voters in northern Lebanon went to the polls Sunday in the last round of the first elections since Syrian troops left the country. Host Jennifer Ludden talks with NPR's Eric Weiner, who is in Beirut, about who won and the challenges ahead for Lebanon.

The satirical news site publishes modified versions of the article after major mass shootings, always with the same headline: "No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens."

Iraqi leaders have less than a week to approve a new constitution. But there's little agreement on a draft document that the National Assembly must approve. Meanwhile, daily violence continues. A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers on patrol Tuesday.

Lily Tuck's novel of 19th century Paraguay wins the National Book Award for fiction. Tuck, awarded the prize for her novel The News From Paraguay, was one of five New York women authors nominated for the fiction award. Kevin Boyle won the nonfiction prize for Arc of Justice and Jean Valentine's Door in the Mountain won in the poetry category. Hear NPR's Lynn Neary.