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More than 2,000 newspapers have shut down in recent years, and some regions have become news deserts. Washington Postcolumnist Margaret Sullivan says the collapse of local news undermines democracy.

New words that enter the dictionary must meet three criteria, says Merriam-Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper: widespread use, sustained use and meaningful use. Originally broadcast April 19, 2017.

New York Timesreporter Jim Tankersley discusses Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion economic stimulus/pandemic relief package — as well as his plans for infrastructure work and clean energy investment.

Like, Comment, Subscribe author Mark Bergen says YouTube has ushered in a world of abundant content and creativity, of influencers and hustlers, of information overload and endless culture wars.

A gunman wearing a gas mask set off an unknown gas and fired into a crowded movie theater in suburban Denver at a midnight opening of the Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises.At least 12 people were killed.

More people around the world are learning English. A linguistics professor explains what it means for other languages around the world.

Beirut is mostly peaceful now, but people are still hesitant to really look back on Lebanon's civil war of the '70s and '80s. One woman is trying to use a bullet-riddled mansion to recall that time.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with North Korea expert Jean H. Lee of the Wilson Center about how people on the Korean peninsula view the U.S.

The hugely popular trivia game app connects people around the world at preset times each day for live games.

There is deep anxiety in Hong Kong that China has no intention of allowing people on the island to choose their next leader