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NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Tom Goldman talk about the big event in sports this week: March Madness!

The former Exxon Mobil CEO appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he faced tough questions about his business dealings with many countries, including Russia.

A cold arctic blast greeted lawmakers, lobbyists and reporters who filtered into the state Capitol Wednesday for the start of Missouri's 2017...

Hundreds of thousands of first-year students from all backgrounds are shelling out for remedial courses, says a new report.

Apparent tornadoes killed at least 19 people in the South, nearly 4 inches of rain caused mudslides in California and a storm is dumping snow and rain from the Mid-Atlantic through the Northeast.

When Ethiopia barred its best distance runner from competing in the 2016 Olympics, many saw it as an act of ethnic discrimination. Another runner from the same ethnic group says he was exiled.

There's no place like it on the planet: White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. It's the world's largest gypsum dunefield: miles and miles of stunning white landscape.

China opposes North Korea's nuclear tests and has signed up for international sanctions. But China still conducts extensive trade and worries about a major crisis that would send refugees its way.

Ian Read talks with Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson about how one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies is adjusting to the new administration.

The Major League Baseball season will pause for its All-Star break. Rachel Martin talks to ESPN's Jessica Mendoza, who breaks down the season. The Houston Astros are sending five players to the game.