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Joe R. Lansdale grew up poor in east Texas and worked as a janitor and in a potato field before finding success as a writer. Honky Tonk Samurai is the latest book in his mystery series.

A goat expert says the goat in the car was probably — and we quote — "freaked out." Maybe turning on the hazard lights was a bleat for help!

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez about the movement to increase minimum wages at the local level.

Since the protests in Ferguson, Mo., police departments have rushed to adopt body cameras. But local laws governing their use are all over the map. See the laws in your state.

National security hawks want a bill that would order tech companies to open phones for law enforcement; other legislators think a panel should dig into the subject and make recommendations first.

In the city of Qom, ayatollahs and hardliners fret that their government relinquished too much in its nuclear deal with the U.S. and other world powers. "God knows what we gave up," says an ayatollah.

The brain usually relies on our senses to navigate. But researchers found that when people experienced virtual teleportation, their brains still managed to keep them on course.

"It's not good to just be a doctor," said the mother. The daughter, encountering HIV patients suffering from depression in Uganda, lived up to her mother's vision.

The Iowa West Foundation has awarded $6.4 million to 21 organizations for community and educational programs.The grants include multi-year funding for…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa House has unanimously passed a resolution that seeks to amend the state's constitution to add rules for how authorities…