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NPR'S Ailsa Chang talks to author Curtis Chin about his new memoir, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant.

Film and book lovers descended on downtown Iowa City this past weekend for the return of the Refocus Film Festival. Attendees were treated to dozens of film screenings, performances by local artists and dialogues with legendary figures like Werner Herzog and John Irving. The festival, which took place Oct. 12 through 15, was presented by FilmScene, Iowa City’s local, nonprofit cinema.

Texas plumbers are getting trained as substitute teachers to allow teachers to protest at the state Capitol against a school vouchers bill.

Author Max Brooks is out now with the final entry of his Minecraft series for kids. Brooks says Minecraft is a great way to teach kids about preparedness and adaptation.

Palestinian Americans are grieving over loved ones who have been killed, injured and trapped in Gaza amid Israel's bombardment. They also feel betrayed by the U.S. government's support of Israel.

New York's American Museum of Natural History plans to improve its stewardship of thousands of human remains in its collection, which includes the bones of Native Americans and enslaved Black people.

The Israeli military is using DNA and dental imprints to identify victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. NPR's Ari Shapiro visits an Israeli Army base south of Tel Aviv where this work is taking place.

Hundreds of people have been killed in a huge explosion at a hospital in Gaza according to Palestinian officials and the World Health Organisation

The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine says putting equity at the center of climate and energy policy will help speed along necessary fossil fuel emission cuts

The New England Cider Donut Map is exactly what it sounds like, a resource to help you get access to the fall confection.