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The latest children's book from Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton and illustrator Elly McKay is about the power of nature and music. They discussed their creative process in an interview with NPR.

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has been indicted. Prosecutors allege he accepted cash, gold, and other goods in exchange for committing corrupt acts such as providing sensitive information to Egypt.

Florida's Brightline, the privately owned passenger train service, debuts its high-speed service Friday. Trains running between Miami and Orlando can reach speeds of 125 mph.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Atlantic Council researcher Alia Brahimi how corruption in Libya contributed to the devastation wrought by recent flooding there.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Michele Steele of ESPN about a recent string of injuries in the NFL, the MLB playoffs, and Saudi Arabia's enormous economic investment in sports.

Syria's president visited China for the first time in nearly 20 years as he looks to end his international isolation and as Beijing seeks to deepen its influence in the Middle East.

GOP infighting is stymying any agreement to even temporarily fund the federal government after September 30th, and Congress now has fewer days to act.

The horseshoe crab bleeding industry is in transition. One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory group is paving the way for drug companies to use animal-free alternatives.

Immigration authorities arrested more families in August than in any month on record. U.S. officials have long grappled with discouraging families from coming — and found there are no easy solutions.

As the writer's strike continues into the fall TV season, NPR's Scott Simon imagines a fresh crop of reality show substitutes for regular programming.