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Augustus Richard Norton, a Boston University professor of international relations and anthropology, has written about Lebanon for 25 years; he's a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and an expert on Shiite political movements, including Hezbollah. His new book is Hezbollah: A Short History.

Lou Dobbs, the host of CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight," discusses his new book Independents Day, which addresses issues he sees as significant factors in the 2008 election cycle. Dobbs also responds to criticism that his style of delivering the news — often infused with strong personal opinions — is too much for some to digest.

Preview some of fall's most anticipated new albums from Flying Lotus, Cody ChesnuTT and more.

The world's most popular glam band takes the stage at World Cafe Live as part of the WXPN's Life Fridays concert series.

The new album broke Spotify’s record for most streams in a day and briefly crashed the service.

NPR looks at the causes of a dramatic spike in the most serious stage of the coal miners' disease. The spike also could stress the federal black lung benefits program, which is already struggling.

Republicans seem poised to take control of the House of Representatives. But fight for the Senate fight is on a knife's edge.

The sprawling conglomerate General Electric is radically paring down its business, ditching most finance and real estate operations.

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NPR's Andrew Limbong talks with Tina Castelan, a former librarian for the Llano County Library System in Texas, about the continuing fight over certain titles on the library's shelves.