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NPR staffers take on a perennial question: What makes for a good summer movie?

Data from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reveals that nearly one-third of prisoners released early during the COVID pandemic ended up back in prison.

Ukraine and Russia have begun the exchange of 1,000 prisoners of war, the largest such swap since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Grant Hardin was the police chief of Gateway, Ark. for about four months in 2016. Corrections officials did not provide any details about how he escaped.

Kerik, an Army veteran, was hailed as a hero after the 9/11 attack and eventually nominated to head the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, before a dramatic fall from grace that ended with him behind bars.

Lawyers for survivors said they won't support the agreement, which they say was negotiated behind closed doors.

President Donald Trump announced yesterday (Sunday) he is directing federal authorities to reopen the famous prison at Alcatraz Island.

Harrods, the iconic luxury department store, has become the latest British retailer to fall victim to a cyberattack.

A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as "ChiefsAholic" was sentenced Monday in an Oklahoma courtroom to serve 32 years in state prison for robbing a Tulsa-area bank.

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators agree to a prisoner swap but made no major breakthroughs in Istanbul ceasefire talks.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Damon Young about That's How They Get You, his new humor anthology featuring essays by Black writers.

The negotiations took place a day later than planned amid low expectations for a breakthrough, after Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump opted not to go to Turkey.