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Desperate Networks, a new book exploring the inner workings of the television industry, follows the sagas of top executives at the major networks through a traditional fall season. New York Times reporter Bill Carter describes the highs — the hit show Desperate Housewives, for example — to the lows, which is almost everything else on TV. The Hollywood Reporter television critic Andrew Wallenstein has a review.

Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher met with Pakistan's new leaders Wednesday in Islamabad. Officials in the new government have indicated to the top senior U.S. envoys that the U.S. relationship with Pakistan will have to change.

Americans are not alone waiting for President Obama to announce his new strategy in Afghanistan. Afghans also are waiting to hear how the U.S. plans to tackle the crisis in their country, where violence and instability have worsened.

Li was groomed for leadership, and was seen at one point as a contender for China's top job, only to be pushed aside as Xi Jinping ascended.

The United Nations' top court in The Hague stopped short of ordering a cease-fire in Gaza. But demanded that Israel do more to contain the death and damage its military operation has wrought there.

China is holding its annual legislative and political meeting and restarting an ailing economy is at top of the agenda.

Peru’s top prosecutor says the scope of an investigation into President Dina Boluarte’s ownership of three luxury watches has broaden to include fine jewelry that authorities estimate could be worth more than $500,000 and money transactions that exceed $400,000.

Donald Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen is set to be cross-examined Tuesday in the criminal trial of the former president.

DeSantis' speaking role at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was disclosed Wednesday by a person familiar with the schedule. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the schedule has not yet been released.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Rachel Tashjian of "The Washington Post" about fashion choices at the Democratic National Convention.

President Biden huddled with Democratic governors at the White House Wednesday, as he tries to contain the fallout from his bungled debate.

The House Committee on Homeland Security has released a draft of two articles of impeachment against the Homeland Security secretary. It comes at a time of heightened tension over immigration policy.

At a Senate hearing, the top federal safety investigator said Boeing has still not provided crucial details about who opened the door plug from an Alaska Airlines 737 Max jet before a midair blowout.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rejecting his top security chiefs’ calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as Israelis brace themselves for an escalation with Iran.

In this prequel to Mad Mad: Fury Road, Furiosa comes fully into her own as an action hero, hurling dynamite one minute and climbing up on top of the truck to fend off an attacker the next.

International aid organizations say Sudan is at risk of famine. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Alan Boswell from the International Crisis Group about the impact of the country’s civil war.

Long time U.S. soccer player Dax McCarty is trying to retire. The problem is the team he's playing with keeps winning in the MLS playoffs.

Political aftershocks grow after CNN report that North Carolina’s GOP nominee for governor posted racist, anti-Semitic and other inflammatory comments on an adult forum more than a decade ago.

The bells of Notre Dame Cathedral rang on Saturday evening in Paris for the first time since a fire heavily damaged the Paris landmark in 2019.

Steve Inskeep talks to Richard McGregor of the Financial Times about Treasury Secretary Jack Lew's trip to China. He bought a long list of economic agenda items to his meetings with top officials, ranging from cyberwarfare to China's currency controls.