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Italian author Umberto Eco died yesterday at the age of 84. We recall last year's conversation between the author and Scott Simon.

Pope Francis turned heads this week with statements on birth control and same-sex marriage that seemed at odds with Church doctrine. Then he waded into a spat with Donald Trump.

Britain's prime minister says he has secured a deal he hopes will keep the UK in the European Union. British voters will vote later this year on whether to remain EU members.

A new pirate website called Sci-Hub allows free access to academic journals behind paywalls. Heather Joseph, an advocate for legal open access, explains the situation to Linda Wertheimer.

Academics and students say glorifying a Kashmiri separatist may be offensive speech, but it's not seditious, but supporters of the prime minister say "speech against our country" shouldn't be allowed.

Ugandan President Yoweri Musevani, who has been in power for 30 years, won more than 60 percent of the votes. Observers say the vote fell short of democratic.

Two E. coli outbreaks infected at least 60 people in 14 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn't been able to determine the source of the infections.

Some fast-food franchisees are rethinking putting workers on part-time status to avoid having to provide them with health insurance. The business hassles are exceeding the savings.

Archived news, photos and analysis from NPR's political team on the ground in Iowa and in Washington, D.C. Updated all night.

An HPV vaccine that protects against nine strains of the virus that causes cancer gets the nod from the CDC. So does a vaccine for a rare but often lethal form of meningitis.