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"I know the difference between putting together a case against a target versus doing independent fact-finding with an open mind," Andrew Cuomo's lawyer Rita Glavin said on Friday.

The woman's account was also included in the 165-page report released by New York's attorney general this week that said Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and created a hostile work environment.

NBC's new comedy, Telenovela, parodies a Spanish-language soap opera. Commentator Cynthia Leonor Garza says it's an attempt at bringing Latin culture into the mainstream — but it could do it better.

State media reported that the isolated nation has detained a student from the University of Virginia for "committing anti-republic activities."

China concerns are part of the reason global stock markets have been so troubled. Renee Montagne talks to Amy Wilkinson, author and a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

In the alternate universe of Capitol Hill, Marco Rubio is doing well among his GOP colleagues, while frontrunner Donald Trump has zero endorsements.Why is Rubio doing so well on Capitol Hill?

A judge in Oklahoma City has sentenced Daniel Holtzclaw to 263 years in prison. The former police officer was convicted of raping and sexually assaulting women when he was on the job.

For three weeks, law enforcement followed a strategy of lying low and not confronting the armed militants who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. With the arrest of the leaders — and the death of one — Tuesday that policy changed. NPR looks at what led up to the confrontation.

We're in the middle of an El Niño that's already caused weather-related disasters and will last at least several more months. Now for the good news.

What is being done to fight heroin and prescription drug abuse in hard-hit states like New Hampshire? What can Congress do to help? Lawmakers tackle the issue.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to director Amos Gitai about his new film, Rabin, the Last Day, which merges news footage and dramatized scenes of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

Lead was found in Flint's water supply in 2014. Renee Montagne talks to Dr. Howard Markel, director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan about lead's long history.

Prosecutors and some police departments in the state say reducing prison sentences is having an undesired outcome: more property crime. But reform advocates say police are jumping to conclusions.

It's been nearly 3 weeks since armed men seized the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Ore. Renee Montagne talks to Les Zaitz of The Oregonian about the tension.

The weather trail that led to a blizzard in the Mid-Atlantic likely started with a very warm Pacific, scientists suspect. Whether climate shifts will bring more strong El Niños is still uncertain.

Police were pursuing a car that was caught speeding, and had no plates. A flock of sheep, being herded along the road, blocked the runaway car.

Donald Trump's stormy relationship with the Fox News Channel took a new turn with The Donald's announcement that he won't participate in the network's GOP debate on Thursday.

For the first time on a mass scale, a car built in China will be on sale in the U.S., joining countless other Chinese-made products. It comes as Chinese firms invest billions in the auto industry.

The New York Philharmonic has appointed the 55-year-old Dutch conductor and violinist as its next music director. Does this mark a new artistic direction for the vaunted orchestra?

Earlier this week, students pretended to be school officials and proclaimed classes canceled. The media didn't buy it. As a giant storm intensified days later, real administrators canceled classes.

Tony Elumelu made his fortune off banking and real estate. Now he wants to spread the wealth and create jobs by investing in African startups.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner will deliver his state of the state address Wednesday. It comes amidst a budget impasse, partisan fighting and finger pointing over cuts to social services and an underfunded pension fund.

The National Park Service is hiring a full-time photographer to document the country's natural landscapes. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Rich O'Connor of the National Park Service photography program about the position, which some are comparing to the job held by Ansel Adams in the 1940s.

Italy's Senate takes up a measure this week that would permit civil unions, but the bill would not legalize same-sex marriage. All of Western Europe already permits one or both.

The occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge took a turn Tuesday evening. At least eight leaders of the militants were arrested while traveling to a public meeting. Another was killed in an officer-involved shooting. The occupiers remaining at the wildlife refuge say they are not leaving.