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A federal warden claims he tried to stop the abuse at his prison complex in Illinois, but faced threats from his staff and obstacles from his bosses.

Taiwan has endured a long history of colonization. As a trip to the culinary center of Tainan reveals, those outside forces have helped create a cuisine that is distinctly Taiwanese.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Paul Rudnick about his new novel, The Tuxedo Society.

Widespread protests in Iran earlier this year were met with a deadly crackdown by the regime. NPR has collected eyewitness accounts which paint an alarming picture of the extent of the killings.

During the mission's loop around the moon, the crew took geological observations of places of interest on the lunar surface using their own eyes and snapping thousands of photos of the surface.

Topline writers like Sia shape the sound of pop most directly — and everyone from Rihanna to Halsey to Beyoncé has been impacted by the shape created by Sia's voice and songwriting.

Louise Osmond's documentary captures the spirit of a community group that came together to train and race a horse they named Dream Alliance.

In a new outrage for the Syria war, an airsrike killed dozens in a camp for displaced people. It took place on the second day of a deal that was supposed to salvage the already nearly void ceasefire.

Dr. Paul Kalanithi was finishing his residency in neurosurgery when he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. His memoir deals with the struggle and the joy of life as death drew near.

Side by side, with good humor and the wisdom of experience, two veteran songwriters dwell on what it means to be creatures of habit, all while learning to live with deficiencies and disappointments.