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For four decades, an English professor at San Jose State University has run a fiction contest for a single opening sentence to "the worst of all possible novels." He has decided to retire the contest.

College football looks a lot different than it did last season. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Holly Anderson co-host of the Shutdown Fullcast about all the changes.

Goodall, who died Oct. 1, became one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century for her work observing chimpanzees in the wild in East Africa. Originally broadcast in 1993 and 1999.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Knopf publisher Jordan Pavlin and Shelley Wanger, Joan Didion's longtime editor and one of her literary trustees about the new book Notes to John.

Elizabeth Miller and Brett Eagleson both lost their fathers on September 11, 2001. On the 24th anniversary of the day, they remain divided on how justice should be done.

John Kerry, who has led the Biden administration's international climate efforts, is leaving his role. He's been central to Biden's efforts to establish the U.S. as an international climate leader.

On Friday, May 16, NC Project Lead, a non-profit organization, hosted a forum on analyzing the impact of socioeconomic determinants on health. These determinants include economic stability, access to quality education and health care, and neighborhood and community health.

A new study finds that chimpanzee babies pick up communication styles from their mothers.

North Carolina's so-called Medicaid "rebase" comes up more than $300 million short of what state health officials say they need.

Goth subculture originated in Britain more than 40 years ago, and it is undergoing something of a resurgence. NPR delves into the darks club scene in Los Angeles, where Gothicumbia mashes together goth counterculture with traditional Latin American cumbia music.