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"If we want to make media better then we've got to start consuming better media," says open-source-Internet activist Clay Johnson. His new book, The Information Diet, makes the case for more "conscious consumption" of news and information.

Philip Galanes talks about what it takes to get your modern-etiquette question answered in the Sunday New York Times — and takes a few questions from NPR listeners.

Two years after the King of Pop died, his brother Jermaine Jackson has released the memoir You are Not Alone. It tells of the Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson's childhood, career and struggles. Jermaine Jackson speaks with Michel Martin about his book and how his family has been coping.

When Mark Kelly and Gabrielle Giffords were dating, Giffords did most of the talking. Kelly describes her as "the most positive person I'd ever met." But since the congresswoman was shot, speaking is a challenge. In their book, Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope, they share their journey.

Many New Hampshire apple orchards are barren this year after a late-spring freeze killed apple blossoms. Fruit growers are realizing climate change could mean different crops in the future.

The voting in Ireland is being seen as the first election in Europe to be dominated by the international debt crisis. Voters are expected to throw out the present government — blaming it for failing to control the country's property boom, and for bailing out the banking system at a massive cost to Irish taxpayer.

Critics of the former prime minister have not remained silent in the wake of her death. Some Britons have openly celebrated her passing, with harsh graffiti, cyberattacks, drinking in the streets and even fireworks.

What happens when you think and how you act don't align? We tell the story of a woman diagnosed with what's known as "alien hand syndrome."

Jeff Landry's victory marked a huge win for Republicans in Louisiana. The Democratic Party, which held the office for the past eight years, is going back to the drawing board.

The first substantial legislative effort in Congress to support Israel in the war falls far short of President Biden's request for nearly $106 billion that would also back Ukraine as it fights Russia.