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Ha Jin's new spy novel resembles the story of the real-life Chinese agent Larry Chin — and echoes the expat author's own experiences. But, he notes, a writer's life is less political than a spy's.

Drugs can tamp down the hallucinations and delusions associated with schizophrenia, but at a cost. A newer approach to treatment aims to teach people to tune out the distractions instead.

A suicide bomber killed more than 50 people on Pakistan's side of the Wagah border crossing with India. The bomber apparently targeted spectators returning from a famous flag lowering ceremony.

Colorado is the scene of a close Senate race — one of several that may decide control of the chamber. That's why NPR's Steve Inskeep traveled to the flatlands around Denver to knock on voters' doors.

The Virgin Galactic spacecraft deployed a "feathering" system, designed to help it descend back to Earth, was deployed too early. The crash killed one pilot and injured another.

Ray Holley hosts the Sunday afternoon folk show with a mix of traditional bluegrass, singer-songwriter, and world music. The show features such artists as…

Also: The World Trade Center reopens in New York City; Burkina Faso residents protest army takeover; and daredevil Nic Wallenda walks between Chicago skyscrapers.

After is an epic, erotic fan fiction loosely based on the British boy band One Direction. It's being republished by Simon & Schuster, which is hoping the story's online fans will buy it in book form.

All styles. All eras. From all places. Jonathan McVerry plays a variety of folk music from near and far. Enjoy everything from The Clancy Brothers to Dave…

Now unemployed, he tells The New York Times that what begun as one of the most remarkable days of his life turned into a "nightmare."