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Film critic Roger Ebert is famous for arguing about movies on TV with Gene Siskel. Now that cancer surgeries have left him without the ability to speak, Ebert has found a new voice online. Melissa Block visits him at his Chicago home to talk about his memoir, Life Itself.

Nine years ago, Mengistu was taken by Hamas. A deal on the release of some of the hostages taken on Oct. 7 doesn't appear to include him.

Roland Griffiths spent the later stage of his career exploring the ways that psychedelic drugs, specifically psilocybin, could help patients with depression, addiction issues and even terminal cancer.

The cultivation of opium poppies in Afghanistan is soaring. The Afghan and U.S. governments are working to counter the drug trade.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post and Eliana Johnson of The Washington Free Beacon, about ex-Ukraine Ambassador Yovanovich, Turkey and Syria, and the 2020 primary.

China's foreign policy has appeared increasingly assertive recently. What isn't clear is whether this is part of a coherent plan or just an outgrowth of China's increasing stature in Asia and beyond.

Dozens of women and kids held hostage by Hamas for nearly two months returned home to Israel this week. Experts say reacclimating is a process — and there are ways professionals and parents can help.

NPR's Alt.Latino followed break-out trio Yahritza y Su Esencia on tour to document how their identity, and connection to regional Mexican music was shaped in their farmworker community.

El Salvador's Nayib Bukele has won plaudits both at home and abroad for his indiscriminate security crackdown that has seen more than 1% of the country's population put in prison.

Soundies were 3-minute musical films which you could watch at a bar or club on a large jukebox with a screen. Film historian Susan Delson has curated a selection in Soundies: The Ultimate Collection.