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NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Howard Bryant discuss the week's top sports stories, including the Ivy League calling off their season because of the pandemic.

Sigrid Nunez's new novel follows a woman mourning the suicide of a close friend, mentor and fellow writer — and the upheaval after she reluctantly takes in his huge, bereft (and smelly) Great Dane.

Israel announced the release of the two hostages, mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan of Illinois, on Friday. The pair was captured during Hamas' attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7.

People can feel strongly about their holiday pie preferences. In southeast Wisconsin, there's an option that ranks highly: apple pie that comes in a — wait for it — bag.

NPR's Tiny Desk has a passion for discovering new artists, and today, NPR Music is launching the 10th edition of Tiny Desk Contest.

Every year the team at New York Times Cooking puts out seven new recipes for Cookie Week. After making a few of the new cookies, NPR spoke with several of the recipe creators.

Tricia Romano's The Freaks Came Out To Write chronicles the passion and talent that made a great American newspaper — and the forces that killed it.

A tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is bringing heavy rain to Louisiana and Mississippi, but forecasters don’t believe it will strengthen into anything significant.

James "Spider" Martin was assigned to photograph the protests in Alabama after civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed by state troopers.

Protests against the Trump administration's actions are planned for Presidents Day. Organizers say they are responding to "the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration."