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Frederick Forsyth, former MI6 agent and bestselling author of "The Day of the Jackal," has died at age 86. His thrillers, rooted in real-world reporting and espionage, reshaped the genre.

A ProPublica series has illuminated the many ways the U.S. health care system leaks money. Here are some ideas for plugging the holes.

Meet some of the people in China who lived through the start of the coronavirus pandemic. They have not forgotten the weeks of isolation, fear and heartbreak.

Election workers across 22 different states told NPR they've received threats or felt unsafe doing their jobs, and many are worried for what the 2024 presidential election will bring.

The NPR Politics team is back with a roundup of the week's top political news. They talk delegate counts, President Obama's trip to Cuba and the terror attacks in Brussels.

Hear the longtime country superstar as she offers a live preview of her planned 2016 album.

It'd be hard to top the craftsmanship that went into the songs on Southeastern, but Isbell thinks he's done it.

A man climbed to the top of Philadelphia's City Hall, about 500 feet up. City officials only found out after he posted a video on YouTube.

Diet Cig's songs crackle like Pop Rocks, but with a confrontational honesty and striking gravity — and on top of Bob Boilen's desk.

The Nashville country star makes her debut on Mountain Stage, recorded live on the campus of Ohio University in Athens.