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New on the shelves this week: An obit writer writes — and drunkenly publishes — his own obituary. A Hungarian teen stumbles into adulthood. And geriatric sleuth Vera Wong returns.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens. He helped negotiate Thursday's prisoner swap — one of the largest since the end of the Cold War.

Todd Blanche's personal involvement in the case of Jeffrey Epstein is fueling questions about proper procedures at the Justice Department.

The American Academy of Pediatrics says children are better off in school but that the decision to reopen cannot ignore spiking infection rates.

With few options for health care in their rural community, a Tennessee couple's experience with one outrageous bill could have led to a deadly delay when they needed help the most.

Steve Inskeep talks to Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the coronavirus threat within the ranks of the military, and guarding against a power competition with China.

The memorial honors the 26 children and adults killed in the 2012 shooting in Newtown. A rebuilt Sandy Hook School is now visible from the site in Newtown, Conn.

Things that most people take for granted in surgery — the use of anesthesia, for example, or the way surgical tools are cleaned — were once cutting-edge discoveries in the profession. Dr. Atul Gawande and Dr. Sherwin Nuland discuss the changes they've seen over their long careers as surgeons.

Fitch cut the federal government's top rating, citing rising deficits and a steady deterioration in governance over the last two decades. The action drew a sharp rebuke from the Biden administration.

State lawmakers hope a new law that takes effect Wednesday will limit potential conflicts of interest between the state’s top school board and local districts.