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In a report released Tuesday, U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman criticizes China and presses it to take steps to improve labor standards and fight copyright piracy. Chinese officials dismiss the report as a show to quiet agitated lawmakers in Congress.

In his latest book, Gore Vidal takes readers behind the scenes as America's founding fathers fought and worked to create a new country. In an interview with NPR's Bob Edwards, Vidal discusses Inventing a Nation, the historical writer's work about George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Hear the extended interview and read an excerpt from the book.

Sofia Bretl lives in New York City but she was born and raised in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. As conditions in Kharkiv worsened, Sofia's family faces a difficult decision

You won't mistake Idlewild for Busby Berkeley's portrayal of Hollywood's golden age. But then, that was equally true of Martin Scorcese's New York New York and Francis Ford Coppolla's Cotton Club.

Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key step as the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire moves ahead, according to Egyptian and Israeli security officials.

Detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has received another prison sentence of over seven years.

In 1996, IBM's Deep Blue faced off against Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess mind on Earth — and changed history.

The escalating conflict in Israel and the occupied territories has played out against a backdrop of religious celebrations — Ramadan for Muslims, Passover for Jews and Easter for Christians.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has left the U.S. after meeting President Trump, but with no breakthrough on a Gaza ceasefire. And many Israelis are increasingly eager to see the 21-month war end.

Israelis are reacting to unprecedented political stalemate with disbelief and division and are doubtful elections called for March - the third in less than a year - will solve the problem.