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Major League Baseball partnered with the independent Atlantic League to experiment with the game. NPR's A Martinez talks to Rick White, president of the Atlantic League, about what they've been doing.

Melissa Block talks with Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wachovia Corporation. They discuss the nuts and bolts of mortgage rate change, specifically how and why mortgages rates react to changes in federal interest rates.

The rate of U.S. gun homicides jumped nearly 35% in 2020 to the highest level in more than 25 years. And gaps widened for groups already at the highest risk, especially Black men and boys.

The inaugural World Baseball Classic comes to an end tonight in San Diego when Japan faces Cuba. Team Cuba advanced with a 3-1 win over the Dominican Republic and Japan blasted South Korea 6-0. Sports Illustrated writer Tom Verducci talks with Robert Siegel.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzengger, joined by many members of the state legislature, are not enthusiastic about President Bush's proposal to deploy National Guard troops to guard the Mexican border against illegal crossings.

The U.S. Supreme Court's 6-to-3 ruling Monday reinforced the supremacy of federal laws prohibiting marijuana use over state laws allowing it. The decision could have a broader impact on other issues involving states' rights, such as Oregon's right-to-die law.

Three recent SCOTUS rulings have been celebrated by an extreme far right wing pushing conservative Christian values. Some see the decisions as evidence this ideology has found legitimacy on the bench.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with SCOTUSblog contributing writer Howard Wasserman about a Supreme Court decision which weakens the ability to sue Border Patrol and federal agents over excessive force.

Record rainfall trigged flash floods at Death Valley National Park that swept away cars, closed all roads and stranded hundreds of visitors and workers.

The albums, videos and musical moments that stopped the All Songs Considered host in his tracks this week. This week: the future of concert visuals and the last song you'll ever hear.

This month marks one year since Megan Piphus Peace joined the cast. She praises how the show discusses topics like race for children — and she herself is being inspired for a new chapter.

For the third time since June, the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates. Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution's Hutchins Center about the Fed's fight against inflation.

Taylor Swift says she had never heard of the group 3LW or their 2001 song "Playas Gon' Play" before a lawsuit was filed against her accusing her of stealing lyrics.

Prey, the new prequel to the 1987 blockbuster Predator streaming on Hulu, features a sophisticated soundtrack influenced both by Native cultures and video games

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch threatened to sue Australian news site Crikey for defamation. Crikey says bring it on, though Australian libel laws make such cases much tougher for media companies to win.

NBC correspondent Richard Engel announced that his son Henry, who had been diagnosed with Rett syndrome as an infant, died on August 9. Here's what to know about the disorder.

NRP's Leila Fadel speaks with Oliver Stuenkel of the Vargas Foundation in Brazil about what the attacks in the Brazilian capital mean for democracy in the country.

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, adapted from the popular stage show, and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, a stop-motion animated version of the classic fairy tale, are both coming to Netflix.

Tent cities have been constructed in Turkey for displaced earthquake victims and because families are afraid to return to their homes. More than 40,000 buildings are at risk of collapse.

Morgan State University in Maryland competes Saturday in its first Honda Battle of the Bands performance in Montgomery, Alabama. It's the largest showcase for HBCU marching bands in the country.