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The Cavaliers did something never before done in the NBA: they came back after being down 3-1 to win the championship. They beat the Golden State Warriors, the team with the best regular season.

Cleveland celebrated its first pro sports title in 52 years. A massive crowd turned out for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on parade.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Andrew Weiss, an expert on Central Asia at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, on the origins of the bombers responsible for Tuesday's attack in Turkey.

As Turkey claims the three bombers who killed at least 44 people Tuesday were from other countries, the country buries the dead, including several members of the same family from Saudi Arabia.

The probe continues into what officials say was a triple suicide bombing at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport Tuesday. Families are holding funerals for their loved ones — mostly Turks are among the dead.

Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi visits the White House on Wednesday for a meeting with President Obama.

President Obama announced Wednesday that the U.S. is prepared to lift economic sanctions against Myanmar, in recognition of the country's progress towards democratic reform. Obama spoke after a White House meeting with Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

Political scientist Kyle Dell joins Here & Now for a refresher on the Electoral College, and how members of Congress might break a potential tie.

Also: Syria's ceasefire holds as officials try to deliver relief supplies to civilians; Tropical Storm Julia is hitting Georgia and Florida; and the new Librarian of Congress is sworn in today.

On her penultimate day at the Toronto International Film Festival, Linda Holmes reviews three films about family and various forms of loss.

President Obama returns to the campaign trail to urge people to vote for Hillary Clinton in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania.

Director Todd Haynes adapts a 1952 Patricia Highsmith novel about a divorcing woman who meets a young shop assistant.

As world leaders gather in Paris to talk about climate change, one phrase that will dominate conversations is "two degrees."

Hillary Clinton says she would be willing to break up big financial institutions if the need arose. The front runner for the Democratic presidential…

Also: A third body is found in the rubble from Wednesday's Paris-area raid; a new case of Ebola is reported in Liberia; and the Latin Grammy awards are held.

Also: The suspect in the Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting will appear in court today; a huge winter storm will pummel the central U.S.; and it's Cyber Monday - a huge online shopping day.

Also: The first trial will open against a Baltimore police officer in the Freddie Gray case; Pakistan executes four men for last year's school massacre; and an Okla. officer rescues a small donkey.

Jeff Wysaski talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about his Tumblr, Obvious Plant, where he posts photos of mischief like his latest prank: fake Black Friday ads that he tacked to a bulletin board at Target.

Stars like Bruce Springsteen canceled North Carolina shows because of the state's "bathroom bill." Others, like Beyonce, played. For local musicians and venues, the decision is a complicated one.

CharlotteObserver.comThe N.C. Department of Transportation took an unusual step last week, by sending postcards to more than 50,000 residents telling them…