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Sharlene Teo's debut novel is a shimmering story of three women in Singapore, but its plot gets washed away among the grotesque and stomach-churning detail.

A fire has gutted the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, the oldest scientific institution in the country.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Erik Brattberg, director of the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about what Sweden has been doing about election interference by Russia.

In this candid conversation, the singer reveals he hasn't felt compelled to write a new song in years, talks about the desire to better know himself and reflects on the very meaning of life itself.

The state is seeing some of the worst wildfires in its history. At least six people have died and over 100,000 face evacuation orders as the fires show no sign of letting up.

Wanda Vázquez assumed office after the former governor resigned amid protests last summer. But her year in office has been marked by scandal.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said elections would be delayed from Sept. 19 to Oct. 17. After 102 days without community spread, a new COVID-19 cluster in Auckland has grown to 58 cases.

President Trump wants a U.S. hard-liner on Cuba and Venezuela to head the Inter-American Development Bank, prompting pushback from critics who note the bank's always been run by a Latin American.

FBI director Chris Wray is briefed Congress on Thursday. He faced questions about the Russia probe which has intensified in recent weeks.

The insecticide chlorpyrifos, already under attack for its risk to small children, may be killing salmon as well. The National Marine Fisheries Service is recommending restrictions on its use.