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High-ranking tennis players have been paid to lose, a BuzzFeed-BBC investigation finds. It alleges tennis authorities ignored reports of match-fixing, BuzzFeed's John Templon tells NPR's Ari Shapiro.

Leila Slimani's breakout novel, inspired by true stories of killer caregivers, chronicles the complex relationship between a mother and her babysitter.

Investigators have identified the last remaining Bear Brook murder victim. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Jason Moon of New Hampshire Public Radio about the case and the latest discovery.

Take a gander at these photos — they're pretty amoosing. Yes, it's time for the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards, and this year you can vote in the "people's choice" category.

The cyclone had winds of 120 mph as it roared ashore the Sarasota County barrier island about 8:30 p.m., bringing deadly surge to densely populated areas such as Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota and Fort Myers.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Richard Justice, a correspondent for MLB.com, about the FBI investigation into the St. Louis Cardinals for allegedly hacking the Houston Astros.

Many Republicans believe President Trump's false rhetoric that the election was stolen. But some worry that such messaging could harm the party's chances in the upcoming Georgia Senate runoffs.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec by Jaques Tardi features a beautiful, gun-wielding detective and a horrifying prehistoric monster. Author Rosecrans Baldwin explains why this is no ordinary comic book. Do you have a favorite graphic novel? Tell us in the comments.

President Biden has made climate change a focus of his first week in office. But it could take years before many of the executive actions he's highlighted to tackle the issue have a noticeable impact.

The drug was found on June 19 in plastic tubs buried in bunkers hidden beneath three shipping containers. Two Sydney residents were arrested. They face potential sentences of life in prison.

Veterans Correspondent Quil Lawrence had been interviewing Iraq vet Dave Carlson for 10 years. His journey from war to prison to redemption is the subject of the podcast Carlson's War, excerpted here.

Shon Hopwood was in prison for more than a decade. There, the bank robber became a jailhouse lawyer who got a fellow prisoner's case heard before the Supreme Court. Now a law student, he'll be a clerk at one of the nation's most prestigious courts. The judge who put him in prison is stunned.

Ann Patchett answers a question from the Wild Card deck and discusses how her feelings about God and her Catholic faith have changed over the years.

We have a round-up of candidates, in their own words, from the presidential race.

After a battle about the issue, a proposal to distribute voter-approved local money to charter schools landed back in a tax package that the House and…

The CDC came out with two studies to detail the bivalent booster's effectiveness against COVID-related emergency department visits and hospitalization.

Wall Street, crypto investors, and shareholders in Trump Media are all cheering the election results.

Economists say the black unemployment rate is so high — 15.5 percent — for a number of reasons, like less education, job discrimination and huge slashes in public-sector jobs. Blacks make up about 10 percent of the full-time working population but 27 percent of the long-term unemployed, an NPR/Kaiser survey found.

Affordability was a huge theme of Trump's campaign and is top of mind for the GOP as he heads to Pennsylvania for a rally. How are Pennsylvanians feeling, and can the GOP salvage its economic message?

Calypso features stories about family, aging and mortality. In his 61 years, Sedaris says he's learned two things: Be careful when you buy scented candles, and always have a joke in your back pocket.

A new report in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases says evidence that the flu shot offers protection in adults aged 65 years or older is lacking. Host John Dankosky and guests discuss the report, the upcoming flu season, and whether seniors should get the flu vaccine.

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

The Man Booker Prize-winning author's new novel, The Sparsholt Affair, follows a father and son over decades of social change and sexual liberation.

Jason Salemi says the large number of unvaccinated Floridians are at higher risk for serious infection as more transmissible strains of the virus spread rapidly in the community.

Sportsbooks are everywhere. Sports betting has changed how fans engage with games and generated $5 billion in taxes. But the industry is also fueling scandals and concerns over addiction.