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President Obama announced Wednesday a plan to open vast expanses of water along the Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska to oil and natural gas drilling. The move reverses a ban on drilling off most U.S. shores.

From endless book signings to heated arguments with booksellers, author M.J. Rose knows the value of self-promotion. NPR's Lynn Neary joins Rose on the road for a taste of what it means to be a writer in today's new world of publishing.

Disney Channel's new high school zombie musical; The Walking Dead's ratings reign; the buzz for the new book Dread Nation: In pop culture, the undead persist after our brains.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about what to watch at this year's U.S. Open.

The details of Danelo Cavalcante's escape, including that he got out using the same route another prisoner took in May, were released as police flooded a search zone of increasingly worried residents.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Michael Bociurkiw, an expert on foreign affairs, about the replacement of the Ukrainian defense minister.

A deadly bombing near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has killed dozens and injured hundreds. Shipping company Yellow is expected to file bankruptcy. How to cope with the loss of a pet.

National parks and hiking trail networks around the country are facing dual pressures - crowds and changing weather. Preservationists in New Hampshire are painstakingly restoring one such trail.

Berlin's conservative mayor ran on a pledge to stand up for car drivers against encroachment from bicyclists. But bike-riders have pushed back, forcing the government to backpedal.

For the first time since 1991, the U.S. could miss making the Women's World Cup knockout round. NPR's A Martinez talks to Alicia DelGallo of USA Today Sports about the reasons why.