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Academia is a very special kind of hell, and Kuang clearly understands it. In her innovative new novel, a magical professor dies in a lab accident and two students descend into hell to find him.

The Hindu holiday of Navaratri involves some complicated dance moves, passed down from parents to children. But as one mother discovered, the line between passing on cultural traditions and mortifying your teenager daughters can be perilously thin.

NPR station photographer and New Orleans native Tyrone Turner traveled back to Louisiana to document the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country's leader she violated constitutional rules on ethics.

U.S. employers added more than a quarter million jobs in September, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%. Here's what to know about the data.

False claims about the hurricane and the government's response got millions of views on social media. Emergency management researchers say it makes it harder for useful information to surface.

It's typical that former vice presidents have Secret Service protection for 6 months after leaving office. In Harris' case, she had received an extension of her detail. Trump is ending the extension.

Brown started out in the '40s and influenced a host of singers, including Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin. Her hits include "Teardrops from My Eyes." She died in 2006. Originally broadcast in 1997.

Baker was one of Atlantic Records' first big success stories, with a series of hits in the 1950s, including "Bumblebee" and "Jim Dandy." She died in 1997. Originally broadcast in 1991.

Nora Durkin called a hotline to report abuse she says she experienced as a child. The woman who answered gave her the validation she had needed for years.