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Brit Bennett says it has been "surreal" to publish her post-civil rights era book this week. She is also the author of <em><a href="https://www.npr.org/2016/10/13/496762082/ordinary-black-lives-are-what-matter-in-the-mothers">The Mothers.</a></em>

Brit Bennett Set Her Novel 50 Years Ago — She Didn't Expect It To Be 'Timely'

The Vanishing Half is about African American twins — one lives as a black woman, the other "passes" as white. Passing is "an act of self-creation and also an act of self-destruction," Bennett says.

A woman walks past an ad for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone at the company's flagship store in Seoul.

In S. Korea, Samsung's Recall Troubles Come At An Already Crucial Moment

In Samsung's home country, the conglomerate was already feeling the heat in more ways than one.

Nobel Panel Still Knock, Knock, Knockin' On Dylan's Door

The Swedish Academy announced that Bob Dylan was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. The mercurial songwriter hasn't responded to the academy's invitation to a December ceremony in his honor.

Residents Look Toward Rebuilding a Damaged Minneapolis

Calm has mostly returned to the streets of Minneapolis after almost two weeks of protests over George Floyd's death. Now, residents are taking stock of the physical damage left by looters.

Nazi officials were prosecuted at the Nuremberg trials in Germany from 1945-49. American Benjamin Ferencz, who was 27 and serving as a prosecutor for the first time, won convictions against all 22 Nazi defendants in his 1947 trial.

The Last Nuremberg Prosecutor Has 3 Words Of Advice: 'Law Not War'

Shortly after fighting in World War II, American Benjamin Ferencz prosecuted his first court case. The defendants were Nazis, the place was Nuremberg. He recalls the trial on the 70th anniversary.

The Morton County States Attorney's Office is still reviewing the case to determine whether it will file different charges against Amy Goodman.

N.D. Judge Dismisses Riot Charge Against 'Democracy Now' Host

Amy Goodman will not face criminal charges for her coverage of an oil pipeline protest in North Dakota last month. Prosecutors say they may still bring charges later.

Election judges check ballots during a test of the ballot system at Denver election headquarters on Oct. 13. Edward Foley, an election law expert from Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law, says in the past, a "rigged" election has meant tampering with or stuffing ballot boxes or buying votes. He doesn't think that could happen on Nov. 8.

Election Law Expert: Rigged Election 'Extraordinarily Unlikely'

Donald Trump has questioned the integrity of the election. Edward Foley of Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law says he's not convinced that any widespread "rigging" could happen on Nov. 8.

New Job Report Shows Signs Of Improving Economy

A monthly job report published Friday has shown signs of strength in the labor market. Unemployment has declined and employers have created millions of new jobs in May.

How DOJ Has Taken A Pro-Police Stance Under President Trump

President Trump said in the wake of George Floyd's death that police nationwide have to "do better." But the Justice Department under Trump has backed away from the Obama-era police reforms.

Impromptu Logistical Networks Assist Protesters Behind The Scenes

Behind the scenes of the nationwide protests, volunteers have created an impromptu supply chain to keep protesters fed, hydrated, and safe.

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