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Some conservative Catholics are blaming clergy sex abuse on gay priests, citing "homosexual networks" in the church. The argument reflects wider cultural and political conflict in Catholic circles.

The Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y., has agreed to a $27.5 million settlement in a sex abuse case. It involves a former religion teacher at a church-affiliated school who molested and raped four boys.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with The New Yorker's Jia Tolentino about two recent essays by men connected to the #MeToo movement. Tolentino says the essays missed the mark.

The Delaware DMV has now set up "Safe Selfie Zones" at motor vehicle offices. You stand in front of a colorful backdrop that says "Look who's driving now," and you keep the license out of sight.

Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks co-wrote an op-ed saying there should be an FBI inquiry into the accusations of Christine Blasey Ford. She talks with NPR's Rachel Martin.

North Korea wants the world to know that its students are learning cutting-edge technologies in the classroom, so the government recently offered a tour of a teaching college in Pyongyang to Western journalists. But how technologically advanced is North Korea really?

In his new book, The Impostor, Javier Cercas unravels the lies that created the life of Enric Marco — a man who for years portrayed himself as a Holocaust survivor and Spanish Civil War hero.

More talk of Governor Andrew Cuomo seeking the Presidency in 2020 has been fueled by the governor’s decisive victory over a candidate from the...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with University of Virginia professor Andrew Kahrl about the challenges many African-American homeowners face in getting recovery assistance after floods.

Love, Gilda, explores the life of one of the original SNL cast members, Gilda Radner. NPR's Melissa Block speaks to the director, Lisa D'Apolito, about the struggles Radner faced off camera.