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"Everything I write upsets somebody," Rushdie tells NPR's Scott Simon. His latest book, Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights, sweeps the reader into a turbulent, magical, mythological world.

The ceasefire has halted what some analysts say was the most serious fighting between the two countries since a 1971 war. But India's recent suspension of a key water-sharing treaty remains in place.

President George Bush joined Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders in Red Square Monday morning to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Don Gonyea discusses the ceremonies.

In her new novel, Jami Attenberg dives deep into the dark heart of one family over the course of one long day, as their abusive, angry patriarch lies dying in the hospital after a heart attack.

Senate to vote on whether to allow witnesses in Trump impeachment trial. The World Health Organization declares coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency. And, Brexit Day is finally here.

President Trump says 2026 will be better for American farmers, thanks in part to $12 billion in new federal "bridge payments." But do farmers share that optimism?

This week, the first freely elected leader of Egypt in modern history is finishing up his first month as president. Guest host David Greene speaks with NPR's outgoing Cairo bureau chief, Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, and her replacement, Leila Fadel, about the tumultuous last 18 months in Egypt and what lies ahead.

Tuesday, many MPS students and teachers went to school without masks for the first time in two years.

The holiday Día de Muertos celebrates life by remembering those who've died. Celebrations feature the ofrenda, a small shrine curated with seemingly mundane objects and images.

It began with a bus crash and protests over the team's name and ended with a 29-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.