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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ged O'Brien, founder of the Scottish Football Museum, about how the discovery of a football field raises doubts about the sport's roots.

In Susan Choi's latest novel, Flashlight, generations navigate loss on many levels. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Choi, who says that her own experiences as a Korean American seeped into the pages.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Benicio del Toro, who plays a wealthy, scheming mid-century industrialist in Wes Anderson's latest film, "The Phoenician Scheme."

Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who rejected writing in the language of the colonizer, died at 87. NPR's Scott Simon previously spoke to him about his latest novel and waiting for the Nobel Prize.

At least 24 people are dead after flash flooding on the Guadalupe River in Texas. Rescue efforts are underway to find 20 people who are still missing.

We look at the impact of the Republican tax and spending bill, passed just in time for Fourth of July, and we discuss President Trump's looming trade deal deadline.

The Prince and Princess of Wales will join the King and Queen in granting Royal Warrants — a sort of "seal of approval" — on certain goods and services.

Taylor Swift has purchased the rights to the master recordings of her early albums, giving her control over all her music.

Russia intensified strikes on Ukraine over the last three nights, even as the two countries carried out the largest prisoner swap since Russia's full-scale invasion began more than three years ago.

New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill explains how AI is being integrated into our lives, impacting education and daily decisions, and how this could define the future of privacy and human connection.