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Hollywood sports films often ignore facts in favor of plot, and the new hit Glory Road is no exception. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ron Rapoport and John Ydstie talk about basketball movies.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Graeme Wood, staff writer at The Atlantic, about his profile of Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

Director Jonathan Hock talks about his new documentary Through the Fire, which traces the rags-to-riches story of Portland Trailblazer Sebastian Telfair.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Lauren Whitehurst, a cognitive neuroscientist specializing in sleep, about who in our society doesn't get enough sleep and why that's a problem.

At the U.S. Curling Olympic Trials, a team of Gen Z curlers usurped the long-reigning champions in a big upset. Team Casper is bringing swagger, limber knees and some new sensibilities to a tradition-filled sport.

Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother's home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom on Saturday, he earned South America's first medal at a Winter Games.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken about talks in Beijing meant to ease tensions between China and the U.S.

Public health and law enforcement agencies around the U.S. are scrambling to blunt the impact of xylazine, a deadly new threat to Americans who use street drugs.

The fate of the private military company is unclear, especially after it was credited with delivering Russia recent gains in the country's war against Ukraine.

Early video game music wasn't symphonic, but it was effective. Video game composition has become a power unto itself, with its ability to guide the player. As Andrea Seabrook reports, the themes are now played by orchestras in concert halls.

Tariffs, DHS funding and international tensions are expected to be at the heart of the president's State of the Union speech to Congress this week.

Ilia Malinin of the U.S. was heavily favored for men's figure skating gold, but a series of falls and downgraded jumps landed him in eighth place.

FARC guerrillas agreed to disarm in a 2016 peace deal, and Colombia's government promised to protect them. But in the years since, nearly 200 former FARC rebels have been attacked and killed.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Jennifer Palmieri, ex-communications director for the Obama administration and for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, about the current landscape for Democrats.

As Charlotte's homeless population grows, more people are sleeping outdoors. Each has a name and a story. A seven-year-old ministry called Watchmen of the…

Widespread testing is key to lifting social distancing and preventing more waves of COVID-19. But how do communities know if they're doing sufficient testing to stay on top of outbreaks?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Brian Moynihan, the Bank of America CEO, about banks raking in fees from the Paycheck Protection Program.

A top pediatrician calls for reopening schools as soon as possible because of the negative impact the shutdown is having on students' learning and mental health.

The Tyson Foods Plant in Wilkes County is closing temporarily. This is the second time in a week the facility has shut its doors after an outbreak of…

Six former eBay workers were charged by U.S. authorities with a harassment campaign that allegedly involved sending a Massachusetts couple disturbing packages and threatening messages.