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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Elizabeth Gonzalez James about her new book The Bullet Swallower, and how it transports readers back to the old west along the Texas-Mexico border.

Louisiana's new congressional map is a win for Black voters and likely brings an end to the state's long-running legal battle over redistricting. It could also see Democrats gain a seat in Congress.

Israel said 21 soldiers died when two buildings exploded and collapsed; three more died fighting in southern Gaza. Israel says it's investigating the incident, which Hamas claims responsibility for.

In writer Tanja Maljartschuk's novel, the narrator's malaise and weakening attachment to time serve as a metaphor for today's Ukraine, as well as for other struggling democracies, including our own.

Time correspondent Simon Shuster says Zelenskyy is "almost unrecognizable" from the happy-go-lucky, optimistic comedian he first met in 2019. Shuster's new book is The Showman.

In 2023, unions added 139,000 members, but the share of the U.S. workforce that's unionized declined from the year before due to even faster growth in nonunion jobs.

Oppenheimer led all films with 13 nominations. Barbie's Greta Gerwig was overlooked for best director. Many first-time actors were recognized, and international films performed well.

The Israeli military says it has encircled Gaza's second largest city, where fierce battles with Hamas continue. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands have fled further south.

Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic will be up for 13 awards, followed by Poor Things with 11 and Killers of the Flower Moon with 10. Barbie, the year's highest-grossing film, got 8 nominations.

The nominees for the 96th Academy Awards have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif.