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Liane Hansen speaks with NPR's Tom Goldman, and sportswriter ave Kindred of the Atlanta Journal Constitution about the past two weeks of lympic competition, and the results of some of yesterday's big events.

The Gamecocks (33-2) took control early and rarely gave Creighton a chance to get back into the game, which ended with South Carolina getting its fourth Final Four appearance in the past seven tournaments.

This week Audie Cornish takes us deeper into the news that shaped the city of Birmingham, Alabama in the summer of 1963. Today, she visits the Boswell-Highlands golf course and talks to black golfers about the journey to desegregate the city's public greens.

The vice president said he and his wife would be tested for the coronavirus, after an aide in his office was diagnosed with respiratory illness.

Watch the duo's pristine combination of great storytelling, beautiful vocals and traditional folk.

Crockett grew up poor and got his start busking for tips. He's since played the Hollywood Bowl and been nominated for a Grammy. He talks music and plays songs from his new album, Dollar A Day.

We take a moment to consider the "Bic For Her" pen and what other products might follow in its wake.

At the dawn of the internet, some believed the new technology would make “democracy finally possible.” In many ways, the opposite happened. From hate speech to misinformation, some products of the internet have only worsened democratic ideals. Still, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna argues digital equality can be restored.

Robert Crimo Jr. is charged with seven counts of reckless conduct — one for each person his son, Robert Crimo III, is accused of killing in Highland Park, Ill., on Independence Day last year.

There are more than a dozen recalls related to last month's Jif peanut butter recall. Products from F&S Produce and Taharka Brothers have been added to the list.

The Rhode Island senator followed a day of connection-making with a plea for Amy Coney Barrett to consider and possibly act against practices Whitehouse called bad for the high court.

After President Biden’s surprisingly weak debate performance this week, some defenders have pointed to other incumbents who stumbled in their first debate but recovered to win reelection.

This past week talk show hosts from around the country ave been broadcasting live from Capitol Hill. NPR's Chitra Ragavan poke to several of them about the role their programs play in today's olitical arena.

Typically, Russian tourists spend their holidays along the oast of the Black Sea. Joel Seidman reports from Turkey that affluent Russians ave changed their routes, and are instead taking their vacations at resorts long the shores of the Mediterranean.

Charlotte’s skyline is a hit on Instagram. Where are the best spots to get panoramic pictures of the city?

More than a year after the pandemic seriously curtailed leisure air travel, airlines are focusing on the pent up demand for vacations. To lure vacationers, airlines are launching new routes.

Jackson County resident Angel Strong is on Medicaid, the health program for low-income Americans, but voted for Matt Bevin because she believe too many people in Jackson County rely on the government.

The Kentucky Derby is fast. Really fast. The famed horse race is often won by fractions of a second. This has owners, trainers and jockeys looking for any way they can cut time.

State Sen. Karen Berg lost her trans son to suicide before the Kentucky legislative session began and pleaded with Republicans not to pass restrictive LGBTQ laws. This week, Republicans did just that.

For the second time this summer, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze when taking questions at a news conference — this time in his home state of Kentucky.