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The French magazine responded to a 2011 firebombing of its offices with a cover that showed a Muslim and an editor making out. Its lead editor, described by a peer as fearless, was killed Wednesday.

A thousand pages of correspondence by Oscar Hammerstein II, the lyricist for such musicals as Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Carousel and The Sound of Music are available to a wide public for the first time.

NPR's Noel King talks to Arvind Subramanian of Brown University's Watson Center and former chief economic adviser to the government of India, about the likely undercount of COVID-19 deaths in India.

Ben Lecomte wants to be the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean — a 5,500-mile journey. Doctors will monitor his heart remotely to see how intensive exercise affects this vital muscle.

Gov. Jerry Brown has helped make California a global leader in addressing climate change. As he leaves office, we look back on what he achieved and what he could not.

Bernie Sanders compared Internet speeds in America to Romania — in a bad way. Romanians responded.

Talent and a special kind of passion landed Micah Johnson in Major League Baseball. When a mental health crisis pushed him out of the sport, he turned his drive to another field entirely: fine art.

This week, NPR's All Tech Considered is connecting with diverse innovators in tech and science. Kiverdi CEO Lisa Dyson discusses an early role model, her work and the need to boost tech education.

Traditional flamenco is a singer's art, born in the cradle of Roma culture in Spain. De Lucia was neither a singer nor Roma, which makes his accomplishments all the more extraordinary.

Shalom Auslander believes that life is short and silly and probably ought to be treated that way — which is why he keeps a copy of The Groucho Letters on his bedside table.