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Because scandal — including sexual harassment and leaking of names — engulfed the Swedish Academy last year, it did not name a Nobel Laureate in Literature. This year, it will name two.

Authorities in White Settlement, Texas, are seeking information about a gunman who opened fire in a church on Sunday that killed two people. Members of the congregation shot and killed the gunman.

Former USA Gymnastics and Olympic coach John Geddert died by suicide on Thursday, just hours after Michigan's Attorney General charged him with sexual assault and human trafficking.

Sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. After a political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the grant money will be restored.

The administration wants to reduce the current $8.7 billion global health budget by about 26 percent. Family planning programs would be the hardest hit.

Authorities in Houston, Texas, have charged a second man with murder in the shooting death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes. The development came on the day of the girl's funeral.

Ohio’s top election official says he’s not concerned that hackers might be able to break into machines and manipulate the upcoming election.

Sondheim, who turned 90 on March 22, composed the music and lyrics for Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Companyand other shows. He spoke about his career in musical theater in this 2010 interview.

The FX TV show "Fargo" will air its Season 2 finale Monday night. NPR's TV critic Eric Deggans weighs in on how the show has garnered such success.

Alex Chadwick has the second of a two-part NPR/National Geographic Radio Expedition to the remote New Mexico test site where the most terrifying weapon ever -- the atomic bomb -- was born.