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In the borderlands near Crimea, there is a war for the hearts and minds of Ukrainian citizens.

NPR found at least 140 athletes listed as competing in this Winter Games that are over the age of 35, according to the Olympic Studies Center.

It was a busy week in the Russia investigation. Special counsel Robert Mueller secured one high-profile cooperation agreement. Another, however, fell apart.

Hundreds of activists and protest leaders have been targeted since a military coup last October removed a transitional government from power. The detentions have intensified in recent weeks.

"Coming back out and getting the chance to race again was just the perfect thing to do, actually," Shiffrin said. She had failed to finish qualifying runs in two events earlier this week.

Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine joins NPR's Scott Simon to talk about sports.

What are the books, TV shows, movies, podcasts and board games that get you through the dark, lonely winter? We talk about Pop Culture Comfort food that gets us through the tough times.

We remember the life and legacy of President George H.W. Bush, hearing from those that worked with and for him.

NPR's Ivan Amato reports on a curious phenomenon called stochastic resonance and how it might help improve the human sense of touch. When a tiny electric charge is applied to the fingertips, people are able to feel faint sensations they wouldn't otherwise be able to notice. It's a reversal of the accepted notion that electrical noise interferes with a signal. Diabetics and the elderly, who lose sensation and often fall as a result, could profit from application of this discovery.

President Trump and Xi Jinping will meet for the first time this year at the G20 Summit. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with former Ambassador Max Baucus about the political and economic stakes at play.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland about Russia, Ukraine and the United States.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, about the foreign policy legacy of George H.W. Bush, who steered a peaceful end to the Cold War.

President Trump meets with the Chinese president Saturday at the G-20 in Argentina for a high-stakes meeting on trade.

Kent State university believes basketball player Kalin Bennett is the first student athlete with autism to sign a letter of intent for a Division 1 team. Bennett speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.

French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children) returns with a gorgeous, hilarious and slyly warm-hearted sci-fi satire about a machine uprising in a suburb of the future.

On her new album, Asha's Awakening, the artist Raveena sends her protagonist on a thousand-year intergalactic journey of discovery, all in order to better understand her own place on Earth.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, about the foreign policy legacy of George H.W. Bush.

Wyverne Flatt says his 110-pound potbellied pig Ellie is "family." Officials in his village of Canajoharie see it very differently. To them, the pig is a farm animal Flatt is harboring illegally.

Ahead of Valentine's Day, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Logan Ury, author of How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love, about how to find love in today's world

Music journalist and Mary. J. Blige superfan Julianne Escobedo Shepherd reviews a few songs from the singer's latest album, Good Morning Gorgeous.

The suspension would not affect game-day consumption as those avocados had already been shipped.

The rapper took a knee for about 50 seconds during the star-studded halftime performance. It came during a set from some of hip-hop's biggest stars.

Looking for a last-minute Valentine's Day gift? Idaho's potato commission is giving away French fry-scented perfume for Valentine's Day.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Youtuber Dan Olson about the problems with cryptocurrency and NFTs.

Four months after parliamentary elections Iraqi leaders are still struggling to form their leadership. Meanwhile Iraqis endure shortages and frustration.