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More than 40 million urban Americans are experiencing significantly hotter temperatures than their rural counterparts, new research finds.

The annual ritual of resetting our clocks to spring forward one hour usually starts on the first Sunday in April. This year, daylight-saving time starts three weeks early. Some say the move will save oil; others worry it will cause a mini-Y2K.

President Joseph Kabila has won a tense runoff election in the Congo. Supporters of opponent Jean-Pierre Bemba claim fraud gave Kabila the win. Some are threatening violence. Civilians will be the ones caught in the crossfire if there is a return to fighting in the country.

May Day immigration marches draw tens of thousands of people, capping a year of political activism by organizers who want immigration laws overhauled. But turnout for Tuesday's demonstrations was down from a year ago.

Emma Straub's new novel is about a woman who realizes, at age 68, that there are a lot of things she wishes she'd done differently in her life — and the choices and mistakes that shape her family.

In the new psychological thriller, Rachel Watson becomes obsessed with a "perfect couple" she sees each day during her commute. When the woman in the couple disappears, Rachel decides to get involved.

It's been just over a week since the killing of five police officers in Dallas. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Lt. Thomas Glover, president of the Black Police Association of Greater Dallas.

The flag belonging to Shigeyoshi Mutsuda was returned to his son from a U.S. war museum where it had been on display for 29 years. "It's a miracle," 83-year-old Toshihiro Mutsuda said.

France braces itself for a fourth night of unrest, as protestors continue to take to the streets after a 17-year-old boy of Algerian descent was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop.

Playwright Harold Pinter came into prominence at a time when Tennessee Williams' and Arthur Miller's plays were being performed in the U.S. and Bernard Shaw and the Boulevard Comedies dominated London's West End. In contrast to the work at the time, Pinter's plays dealt with the theater of menace.