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For 55 years, the legendary coach Eddie Robinson built Grambling State University's football program almost from nothing. Under Robinson's watch, the small school in northern Louisiana sent players to the NFL and broke the NCAA's record for wins. But Robinson is long gone and this year the Grambling State Tigers are winless. Last week, the team boycotted, forcing Grambling State to forfeit to Jackson State University. What's happened to Grambling? Melissa Block talks to Sports Illustrated senior writer George Dohrmann about the boycott.

In a celebratory National Book Awards on Wall Street last night, Stephen Greenblatt took the nonfiction award for Swerve, while, in a surprise turn in fiction, Jesmyn Ward won for Salvage the Bones.

Saudi Arabia is known for its oil, but it is also one of the world's great producers of dates, which are now in season.

The International Court of Justice ruled Israel must halt its assault on the southern Gaza city, calling the humanitarian situation "disastrous."

From a white-knuckle Wall Street chronicle to a modernized Shakespearean war story, the films on David Edelstein's best-of-the-year list tell solid stories new and old.

A song calling Prime Minister Theresa May a liar is heading to the top of the charts in the United Kingdom, a week ahead of the general election.

A Union County woman Tuesday pleaded guilty in the case of an 11-year old foster child who was found shackled to a porch, with a dead chicken tied around…

The eight-part document details Trump's plan to overturn the results of the 2020 election and his mishandling of the riot.

In a landmark ruling, the court said same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples. South Korea doesn't legally recognize same-sex marriages.

Chicago officials continue to deal with the fallout over the release of police body cam video showing a 2019 raid by city officers of a Black woman's house, which later proved to be the wrong address.

Before Russia attacked Ukraine, Vasiliy Lomachenko had agreed to face off against lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. in June. Now he plans to stay and defend his country.

The subpoenas compel the four former Trump administration officials to produce documents relevant to the U.S. Capitol riot by Oct. 7 and then sit for a deposition the following week.

The Jan. 6 report was set to be a major boon for publishers, but a week out sales have been relatively thin compared to other blockbuster government reports.

A year after the attack on the Capitol, there's a growing realization that traditional tools to counter extremism in the U.S. may not apply.

The California-based company is often called by governments and companies around the world to protect against hacks and respond to breaches. FireEye acknowledged that some valuable tools were stolen.

Weekend Edition works hard to bring you the stories that matter. But they have to sift out the ones that don't. Sometimes they're still worth a mention, like this week's Olympics-themed dead pitch.

Bill Murray received the 2016 Mark Twain Prize Sunday evening at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He was gently roasted by friends and fellow comics, and he was droll and deadpan and heartfelt.

In a tweet, the French president called the 2,500 active fires in the Amazon an "international crisis" and urged fellow G-7 members to "discuss this emergency first order" at their upcoming summit.

Douglas Letter spent 40 years defending the executive branch at the Justice Department. Now, he'll become the House's general counsel, as challenges over subpoenas and executive privilege are likely.

North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen announced Tuesday that she's stepping down after roughly five years.