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Maureen Franco, the deputy federal public defender for the Western District of Texas, talks about how a number of inmates to be released due to sentence reduction changes are non-U.S. citizens.

Halloween's iconic candy corn first appeared in stores in the 1920s. The decade saw a boom in the retail candy business — and in advertising and production divided along racial lines.

David Lopez Jackson has been charged in connection with two of the church fires set this month in the St. Louis area.

This is different from Kickstarter, which facilitates gifts, not investments. On the new federally regulated sites, you'll be able to make an investment, although there's no guarantee it will pay off.

Umberto Eco's new novel centers around a fictional Italian newspaper in the '90s. Its editor believes a conspiracy theory about Mussolini's murder. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Eco about Numero Zero.

The USS Rafael will be christened on Saturday. The Navy warship was named in honor of Marine Rafael Peralta, who died in Iraq. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with his brother, Sgt. Ricardo Peralta.

Over 7,000 pages of new emails from the Democratic presidential frontrunner's private server show more emails from Sidney Blumenthal along with other humorous notes and observations.

Trivia expert A.J. Jacobs tells NPR's Scott Simon that Frankenstein may not have been such a brute after all. And Dracula was just misunderstood.

A crowded club in Bucharest became the scene of tragedy Friday night, after a fire broke out, spreading flames and smoke and causing a panic among the young patrons.

While it's a popular sport overseas, rugby has struggled to get a strong foothold in the U.S. One program in Memphis, Tenn., is now having a lot of success, earning even international attention.