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The Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal each win two Pulitzer Prizes in journalism. Steve Coll wins the non-fiction prize for Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden.

Singer-songwriter Meg Duffy pays scrupulous attention to detail in transfixing songs that function like intricate dioramas.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Apple allege former partners planted AirTags near them to keep track of their whereabouts.

The U.S. is undertaking "extraordinary" measures to avoid defaulting on its obligations after the country reached its debt limit on Thursday. Now, a big political fight looms.

Boston has ended its bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Mayor Martin Walsh said the financial risk was just too great. But the episode did inspire NPR's Scott Simon to write a poem.

Brian Evenson's new collection is bookended with the bloody image of a gunshot leg; reviewer Carmen Maria Machado says these cosmically creepy tales may leave you suffering an existential crisis.

Children's health advocates are cheering provisions in the health care law that will increase dental coverage for children. But with dentists scarce in some parts of the country and others not taking Medicaid patients, parents may find it hard to get the care their kids need.

Managed care companies are getting into the business of running physician groups to keep costs down. And hospitals, physician groups and Wall Street investors are eying doctors who practice cheaper health care.

Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation traces the story of a New Jersey town plagued by two generations of toxic waste dumping. Its author, Dan Fagin, talks about the origins of dumping in Toms River and its legacy today.

Part of Somalia affected by famine is controlled by al-Shabaab, a group on the U.S. terrorism blacklist, which places restrictions on U.S. humanitarian groups hoping to reach people in that area. The State Department is negotiating with groups to ease the rules due to the severity of the crisis.