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Big teams have been ousted — such as two-time champions Germany. And some surprise packages are still in, Jamaica and South Africa among them.

Iraq may be wracked by sectarian tensions, but many in the country still share one thing: a passion for soccer. Most Iraqi fans, however, are being shut out of the World Cup tournament that is driving the world wild. The cost for satellite coverage is about $200.

The Marion County Record, a small newspaper in central Kansas, underwent a raid by local police, resulting in the seizure of computers, cell phones and servers of reporters and editors.

Bill Walton has written a memoir: "Back from the Dead." NPR's Scott Simon speaks with him about his childhood, basketball career and The Grateful Dead.

Arizona Sen. John McCain has spent 30 years in the Senate but he's worried that sharing a ballot with Donald Trump this November could cost him his Senate seat.

President Joe Biden moves to strengthen the U.S. relationship with India in part to counter the influence of China.

Herbert Sussan was a young officer in the U.S. military when he directed a film about the human effects of the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Will Poulter has successfully transitioned from a child star to an adult actor.

There are more than 200 brains in total, and the majority were taken from Indigenous and Black people without consent.

Giuliani became known for using racketeering laws to break up the New York mob and is now being charged with racketeering in Georgia.

Many families in the area struggle to find reliable, affordable care for their kids.

High school teacher Rebecka Peterson recognizes that it's rare for students to be taught by a biracial, bilingual female in mathematics.

Chinese Leader Xi Jinping is skipping this year's gathering and facing criticism from abroad for that decision.

Thomas Day was a free Black resident who opened his workshop in the early 1800s and became the largest furniture maker in the state by 1850.

Dozens of girls were sent home from school on Tuesday because they refused to change out of their abayas, long robe-like garments worn by many Muslim women.

The Center for Countering Digital Hate criticized X's handling of hate speech. One damning line of the report states: "Twitter failed to act on 99% of 'blue tick' tweets containing racist, homophobic, neo-Nazi, antisemitic or conspiracy content."

At festivals like festivals like Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, Ingela Travers-Hayward and William Perry hand out the medication and train people who hope to use it to save a life.

Before Katie Couric and Diane Sawyer, there was Nancy Dickerson. In 1960, Dickerson broke through TV journalism's all-male fortress to become the first female reporter on television. Her son discusses his book about his mother's impressive career and troubled family life.

Bear Stearns, an 85-year-old investment bank, has been purchased by JP Morgan Chase at the rock-bottom price of $2 a share. The Federal Reserve will provide up to $30 billion to JP Morgan Chase to help it finance the purchase. Guests discuss the buy-out deal and what it could mean for small businesses.

Last year, Louisiana began housing teenagers inside a former death row unit at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Civil rights lawyers say the children were subjected to long periods of solitary confinement and were kept in cells without air conditioning during the hottest summer on record.

A recent study claimed being exposed to transgender people through friends or social media may cause gender distress among young people. But new evidence undermines the entire theory.

Over the last couple of years, Republican state lawmakers passed laws to limit the ways voters cast ballots in more than two dozen states. In Texas, voting rights groups are challenging the law as unconstitutional.

President Biden helped ring in the season Thursday night with the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the White House Ellipse.

The Euclid space telescope is sending its first images from a million miles away. The mind-blowing and glittering images capture hundreds of thousands of galaxies.

The event came after Vanity Fair investigated claims of alleged abuse at Bravo's shows, and as some past stars advocated for reality stars to unionize.