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Lance Rubin's new novel follows an aspiring young comedian as she navigates the rough waters of romance, improv and her father's failing health, with plenty of laughs to light the darker moments.

NPR's Eric Deggans talks to journalist Joe Wallen about the Friday train crash that left hundreds of people dead on Friday in India.

As part of an annual effort, the General Services Administration is offloading six lighthouses this year to eligible groups that promise to maintain them. The rest will be auctioned off to the public.

Global emissions of greenhouse gases are rising, according to an annual accounting by the United Nations. It warns development of new oil, gas and coal is incompatible with meeting climate targets.

Samantha Shannon's richly detailed follow-up to The Bone Season picks up with clairvoyant heroine Paige on the run after leading a revolt against the alien oppressors of her far-future England.

Palestinian leaders are acutely aware the earthquake that's rumbling across the Middle East could soon arrive on their soil. The Palestinian Authority in the Israeli-occupied West Bank is trying to ease the pressure by promising general elections later this year. The prime minister has dismissed the Cabinet and will appoint a new one. Will this be enough?

The state comes first this year as President Biden looks to energize a key part of his base; Black voters account for about 60% of the Democratic Party's electorate in South Carolina.

The Navajo Nation says depositing human remains on the moon is a desecration of a sacred space and is requesting flights to do so be delayed until concerns are addressed.

Of those, less than 27,000 people used the federal HealthCare.gov site to select a plan, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services. The government says 106,185 Americans picked out plans in the first month of enrollment.

The delay will impact a major terminal expansion in Louisiana, while its impact on climate change is probed. Activists have called for a stop to new LNG export permits due to greenhouse gas emissions.