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NPR's Michel Martin talks to ESPN's Jesse Washington about how new NCAA rules — on transfers as well as name, image and likeness — contribute to the high level of play in this year's tournament.

What the HBO show 'Succession' can teach us about family companies

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former U.S. trade official and columnist David Rothkopf, about whether there a bipartisan consensus in Congress that the U.S. must be tough on China?

Hundreds of migrant children in the U.S. are working long hours and in dangerous jobs. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Brandeis University professor David Weil about why this is happening.

Saudi Arabia is making a major push to become an arts and entertainment destination, but is the effort succeeding in overcoming the kingdom's conservative image?

The Justice Department's response is an early test of how it will handle questionable activity by previous leaders in the department — and former President Donald Trump.

The space agency has been trying for months to send its giant moon rocket on its first test flight. The goal is to send a crew capsule, with no astronauts on board, around the moon and back.

A gunfire attack on two electrical substations in Moore County knocked out power to thousands. Authorities say they have not determined who carried out the attack or what the motive was.

Weinstein's legal trouble is far from over. In London, he faces criminal charges of indecent assault of a woman in 1996.

The Biden administration is moving to make it easier for Americans with opioid addiction to gain access to medical treatments proven to save lives.

More than 300 people assembled Thursday night for a Downtown vigil co-hosted by OneJax and the Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida to peacefully protest the antisemitic messages.

Two brothers from Plant City with FGCU ties are focusing on helping youths from 16 to 22 change a mindset that had them conforming to their environment.

Russia is losing creative talent. Some of its biggest artists have immigrated to Israel this year to rebuild their careers and safely voice their conscience about the war in Ukraine.

Democrats have won the Senate, and Republicans continue to close in on winning the House. This raises questions about just what's next in Washington.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Democrat Cisco Aguilar, who won Nevada's race for secretary of state. He beat Republican Jim Marchant, who had spread conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with University of Michigan Law School Professor Barbara McQuade about Trump's 2024 campaign announcement and how it could impact ongoing investigations surrounding him.

How many home runs will Aaron Judge hit? Will the San Diego Padres finally get their first World Series title? And how will a suite of rule changes affect the game?

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is facing scrutiny over his biography, which states he was offered a scholarship to the U.S. military academy at West Point. It turns out, Carson never applied to the academy, his campaign said Friday.

The Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia has the potential to upend the 2016 election. NPR takes a look at what signal the president might send with his choice to succeed Scalia, and how the public might react to Republican leaders vowing to not to confirm anyone.

Republicans in Indiana and West Virginia are trying to outdo each other on who is most like President Trump. But will they nominate another controversial candidate who could cost the party another Senate seat?

Senate Republicans want to speed the confirmation process for their colleague, Alabama's Jeff Sessions, to become attorney general. Democrats and civil rights groups are trying to pump the brakes.

When FBI agents arrive at the scene of a shooting or a terrorist attack, a representative from the FBI's Office for Victim Assistance is often there to help people who are affected. The FBI offers practical help as well as referrals for counseling.

Lanny A. Breuer, assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department's criminal division, said he found out in April 2010 that ATF agents had let more than 400 guns connected to suspicious buyers cross the Southwest border during the Bush years. But, he said, he didn't tell senior leadership at the department.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is under pressure. Rosenstein is supervising the special counsel's Russia investigation and he has drawn the ire of the President.

Oral arguments in the first court hearing on President Trump's proposed travel ban begin on Monday. The case will be heard by the full Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va.