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Leigh Bardugo's latest invites comparison to Ocean's 11, one of the best heist stories ever told. Critic Jason Sheehan says the teenage crows seem too mature, but praises the immersive world-building.

The Ohio band spends its new album shoehorning deep, dark ideas into pocket-sized pop-rock anthems. Every word and sound feels thoughtfully wrought, but Such Things also exudes freewheeling joy.

Author D. Watkins says that crack destroyed his East Baltimore neighborhood, and he explains how the real day-to-day of selling drugs is nothing like the movies. His new book is The Beast Side.

A federal judge has ruled that a child's exposure to traumatic events could lead to disability. The decision allows a case against the Compton Unified School District to move forward.

Nearly two-thirds of teens say social media makes them feel more connected to what's happening in their significant other's life, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.

The department has been under review since Eric Garner's death in police custody. New rules on reporting the use of force were announced today shortly after a critical report by a watchdog group.

A defense official tells NPR that the Marine Corps is seeking to bar female Marines from some ground combat jobs. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Rep. Seth Moulton, from the House Armed Services panel.

Even the combined deaths from HIV/AIDS and malaria isn't quite as devastating. The culprits are the usual suspects, like cars and industry, but also cookstoves and ... manure?

The Heartland virus was considered rare. Scientists now say they've found signs of it circulating in animals across the Midwest, New England and the South. They think human cases have been missed.

Glossip's case made national news because he took a challenge over the legality of a new drug cocktail used for executions all the way to the Supreme Court, which rejected it.