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In 1989, Iran's leader issued an edict that sentenced Salman Rushdie to death for writing the novel The Satanic Verses. Rushdie reflects on the fallout from that order — from the years spent in hiding to the alias he created to avoid detection — in a new memoir called Joseph Anton.

Some cities, like three in Vermont, allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. In these places, noncitizen turnout has remained low, as noncitizen voting is a contentious national issue.

After the Supreme Court barred race-conscious college admissions, there's a growing push in Congress to end preference for applicants tied to alumni and donors.

A Yellow Springs, Ohio, holiday tradition to deliver bags of flour and sugar to local widows and widowers dates back to 1894.

Their collaborative project The Hollywood Vampires is a rock band, specializing in a macabre kind of historical fiction.

From 1959-1962, a Cincinnati company distributed thalidomide, which can cause limb deformities. Now, survivors want the federal government to acknowledge their existence.

The new generation of smart speakers doesn't always play nice with each other's ecosystems, but at least they all sound much better.

Raised on EDM and SoundCloud rap, shaped by online gaming and Discord chats, a young generation is tearing the blown-out experimental pop of the 2010s into new shapes.

George Pelecanos is known for bestselling detective novels and for shows like The Wire and The Deuce. His latest novel is a little different — it's set in a jail, and it's about a librarian.

Recent legal moves by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol offer some clues on how it's following the money.