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The NPR Politics team is back with a quick take on who won big at the Democratic caucuses in Nevada and the Republican primary in South Carolina.

After years of daily bombings, many doctors have fled Syria. David Greene talks to Rami Kalazi, a neurosurgeon who works in the city of Aleppo, about what it's like being a doctor in a war zone.

NPR's Rachel Martin and The Gist's Mike Pesca discuss what makes the Golden State Warriors such a pleasure to watch, and why basketball seems to have the clearest conscience in sports.

Drug companies companies – and the voice actors they hire – use different strategies to distract you from those negative side effects.

Tom Vilsack is working to address opioid addition in rural America, something he may be uniquely positioned to take on.

U.S. consumers are enjoying extremely low gasoline prices, but the big drop in oil prices is causing hardship in nations that depend on oil production to fund their governments and social programs. NPR takes a look at which oil producing countries are hurt most and how they're coping.

Terror leaders captured by the U.S. would likely be subject to the laws of the nations in which they were caught, CIA Director John Brennan told NPR in an exclusive interview. Brennan also warns that ISIS is a bigger danger than al-Qaida, and he says he is leaving the door open to staying on in a new presidential administration.

The scale of the Zika virus outbreak in Venezuela is unclear. The government is reporting more than 5,000 cases with three related deaths. But independent Venezuelan physicians fear it could be as many as 400,000 infections. The outbreak is occurring in a country with a collapsing medical system, an economy in tatters and no funds to buy mosquito repellant, contraception or medicine.

Conflicting views on privacy versus security are at the heart of a stalemate between Apple and the U.S. government over access to a cell phone used by Syed Rizwan Farook in the run-up to his attack on the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Calif. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Michael McCaul about their proposed commission to bring together stakeholders from law enforcement and the tech industry in hopes of finding a path forward.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to the sons of the late Frank Mankiewicz, Josh and Ben, about their father's posthumously published memoir, So As I Was Saying: My Somewhat Eventful Life.

In an ABC News interview, CEO Tim Cook reiterated that Apple will not create iPhone-cracking software. A judge ordered Apple to help the FBI crack into the phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters.

A team of health experts is tracking down mothers who had babies with microcephaly to try to prove or debunk the link to Zika virus.

A new book, Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, explores how faith brought two African-American icons together and eventually tore their relationship apart.

A J.D. Power report finds problems with in-vehicle technology of 2015 cars. Consumers say unreliable navigation systems and other issues are eroding trust when it comes to rating a car's performance.

Steve Inskeep talks to Mike DeBonis of The Washington Post about his report that President Obama is considering Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval of Nevada as a possible Supreme Court nominee.

A blogger for the website Eater claims the phrase "breakfast taco" originated in Austin, Texas. But San Antonians dispute that — saying their city is the true birthplace.

During a concert in the city that is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Boss tried to rev up the audience — exclaiming, "Party noises Pittsburgh." The problem? He was in Cleveland.

The books published by Salaam Reads will appeal to Muslim and non-Muslim readers alike, executive editor Zareej Jaffery says — and will represent a wide range of cultural traditions within Islam.

Following his win in Nevada, Donald Trump is looking more and more like he could be the GOP nominee in November. The Republican leadership in Congress is beginning to come to terms with what that might mean for the party.

Getting the right search engine results at the top of a page can be everything for a campaign. Rick Santorum found this out the hard way.