His reaction was heartbreaking. "It was one of those first instances where I realised just how closely comedy and tragedy ...

Violence after a soccer game in Amsterdam shocks both Dutch and Israeli authorities.

A cute, but bitter pony is on the trail of his previous owner, who is herself in a world of trouble. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Christina Lynch about her novel, "Pony Confidential." ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Michele Steele about the College Football Playoff rankings, men's college basketball, and the retirement of Raygun, the infamous Australian break dancer.

Could monkeys randomly striking keys on a keyboard for an for an infinite period of time produce a Shakespearean work? Doubtful, says a new study of the "Infinite Monkey Theorem." ...

Our daughters voted for the first time this week. Our oldest is 21 years old, and our youngest turned 18 just before Election Day, and so on Tuesday, after our oldest came home from work and our ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sunmin Kim, an assistant professor in Dartmouth College's sociology department, about the reliability of political polling leading up to elections.

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to British commentator, Inaya Folarin Iman, about the remarkable rise of Kemi Badenoch who this month became the first black woman to lead a major UK party.