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Book programs for freshmen — or a whole campus or community — are meant to spark discussion and unity. This year's picks at nine U.S. schools range from memoirs to political advice from 64 B.C.

Foreign policy is usually a campaign afterthought. But the next president will inherent a raft of global challenges, from ISIS to trade deals to a pivot to Asia.

Hillary Clinton mentioned the "village" saying. Cory Booker warned of the dangers of going it alone. Are these really African proverbs, as the speakers claim? We ask the experts.

British composer John Powell swore off working on action movies for years, unsettled by their violence. The latest in the Bourne series, for which he's scored every film, marks his return.

Bernie Sanders may have lost the Democratic race for President, but his supporters believe some of his ideas won. Sanders surrogate Jonathan Tasini looks at his legacy.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com about the Chicago Cubs, the American League, and what will happen in Rio at the Summer Olympics.

We've invited the lead singer of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings to play a game called "Let's shake on it."

As conventioneers head home after a dramatic DNC, here are 5 takeaways from Philadelphia.

Anti-poverty activists organized a tent city in one of Philadelphia's poorest neighborhoods to protest the Democratic National Convention.

Rob Townsend went from a successful Americana band in Texas to New York City, where he came out and is now writing music for the LGBT community. NPR's Elise Hu talks to him about his journey.