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France has now obtained the release of all known French hostages being held by militants, but critics say there are questions about whether governments should negotiate with hostage-takers.

In February, an album topped the iTunes Christian album charts unexpectedly – it was Preacher's Kid, in which Grace Semler Baldridge addresses the depths and limitations of Christian culture.

Jazz cellist Tomeka Reid is one of this year's MacArthur Fellows. She and 24 other so-called "geniuses" will each receive $800,000 for their "exceptional creativity."

"A crime is being committed against bagels and it's happening in St. Louis," Eater.com wrote. A Twitter user posted a photo of his bagels sliced St. Louis-style: vertically — like loaves of bread.

The Biden administration will continue to require travelers to wear masks on planes and other forms of public transport,.

The staff of weekend All Things Considered revisit some of their favorite stories from 2022.

After being surprised by online responses to her appearance in a recruiting ad, engineer Isis Wenger wanted to see if anyone else felt like they didn't fit a "cookie-cutter mold."

Retailers say returns are costing them a fortune. But in a new NPR/Marist poll, about 90 percent of online shoppers say they rarely or ever return orders. For many, it's not worth the hassle.

James Han Mattson's debut book, inspired by the real-life suicide of an outed young man, treats the Internet as both lifeline and paper trail of a tormented, small-town adolescence.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura about an ad he recorded with former and current leaders calling for civility around the presidential election.