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George Orwell's 1949 novel, 1984, was a hit when it came out, slipped into obscurity, and then was reborn after the BBC adapted it. It's remained popular ever since, but the Trump administration's "alternative facts" have pushed it to the top of the Amazon bestseller list.

Motel 6 trained new employees to provide guest lists to agents when they asked, without requiring the agents to show a search warrant, Washington state's attorney general alleges in a lawsuit.

Many businesses have relied on high sales volume to make a profit, but higher costs for wholesale goods and dwindling inventory because of supply chain disruptions are forcing them to raise prices.

Long-time adversaries Turkey and Armenia are talking about opening their border to more trade and travel. But it doesn't look like all the issues of the past will be dealt with yet.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.

Coin tosses, a squeaker of a win and, perhaps even more surprising, humility. That's what characterized Monday night's Iowa caucuses, the first votes cast in the 2016 presidential election.

Activists from both sides of the abortion issue gathered outside the Supreme Court today. Some were celebrating. Some were protesting.

China, India, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom are also tapping their emergency stocks. The goal is to try to bring down oil prices, which have been causing consumers pain at the pump.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Congressman Jason Crow, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, on being part of a bipartisan group of lawmakers urging President Biden to evacuate Afghan allies.

The Labor Department reports that U.S. employers added 531,000 jobs in October. The unemployment rate fell to 4.6%.