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Written in light of Nabokov's famous novel, the book stands out for its captivating mix of tenacious reporting, astute literary analysis and passionate posthumous recognition of a defenseless child.

Water scarcity and heat are threatening two of Switzerland's main agricultural products: milk and cheese. But the shortage affects far more than cows — Swiss glaciers also feed Europe's major rivers.

The Category 4 storm is expected to hit the Carolinas and Virginia late Thursday or early Friday. All along the coast, people are being urged — or ordered — to get out, and get out early.

In midterm elections, a majority of Americans typically don't vote. Sometimes that's because of apathy or a lack of knowledge about the process. But for some Americans who want to vote, legal barriers keep them from the polls.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Adam Smith, an international lawyer and former Obama administration sanctions official, about the International Criminal Court in the wake of John's Bolton's statements.

Corn and soybean fields as far as the eye can see are the typical sights of summer throughout rural areas of Illinois. But next year, 'fields of green'...

There is some good news in the fight against opioid abuse in Illinois. Doctors prescribed fewer opioids to patients in 2017 than 2016, according to...

In his first major political speech since leaving office, former President Barack Obama took aim at the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress...

Hurricane Florence is heading toward a part of North Carolina where pigs far outnumber people. Farmers and environmentalists are worried about the fate of hundreds of open-air manure lagoons.

Four states have declared a state of emergency well ahead of Hurricane Florence making landfall on the East Coast — and more than a million people are facing evacuation orders.