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The 14th century Persian poet Hafez remains venerated in Iran, even though he wrote of wine, romance and other topics not necessarily welcome in today's Islamic Republic.

With the caucuses only a day away, Iowa's conservative Christians try to feel out which candidate shares their views.

History hasn't been kind to late presidential entrants. But with the vice president's name recognition and position, his campaign could break the mold and challenge and sharpen Hillary Clinton.

She's learned a lot about chimpanzees. But what has she learned from them has given her a new mission: improve the health of the planet.

Sandra Bullock is a high-strung political consultant on the loose in Bolivia in Our Brand is Crisis. Critic David Edelstein says that despite clunky touches, the film offers "good screwball turns."

If the New York Mets win Game 4 of the National League Championship Series tonight, the Chicago Cubs' season and World Series dreams will be over. The Curse of the Billy Goat, however, will live on.

During a month of renewed Israeli-Palestinian violence, one hummus restaurant is paying Jews and Arabs to sit down together for a meal. We drop in on the cafe to witness culinary diplomacy in action.

Iraq recently celebrated a victory against the Islamic State in Ramadi, a city just 70 miles west of Baghdad. But NPR's Alice Fordham went there and found there's still heavy fighting.

A leading expert of the daguerreotype started photographing a gardener's collection of heirloom vegetables 15 years ago. They've published a book to honor the unusual varieties in the collection.

Drought-stricken Central Valley farmers are pointing fingers at the Sacramento Delta, where water still flows reliably. There's more pressure than ever to change a long-standing water rights system.