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Hundreds of thousands of power outages were reported in Louisiana and Mississippi early Thursday as residents in the region braced for possible flooding as tropical storm Francine moved inland.

Can the Iowa sensation finally win a ring? Will UConn repeat? Who could be this year's Cinderella? With March Madness around the corner, here's a preview of what to watch for on Selection Sunday.

Finalists for a leading annual literary award were announced Wednesday. The Kirkus Prize awards $50,000 to writers working in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Young Readers' Literature.

Why can't you transfer your followers from one social media account to another? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Shane Tews of the American Enterprise Institute.

The Australian Open, which began with controversy off the court, ended today with history happening on it. Juana Summers talks with freelance tennis writer Jonathan Scott about the tournament.

A pickup pulling a trailer carrying live monkeys in Pennsylvania on Friday was hit by a dump truck, setting several of the animals loose. The last of the monkeys were located the next day.

The Obama administration recently filed a complaint against China with the World Trade Organization. Meanwhile the two campaigns are having an ad war in Ohio over Chinese trade. Part of the reason is that Ohio's manufacturing industry — especially for autos — is firing on all cylinders.

Japan can call itself the world champion of baseball. The Japanese team captured the inaugural World Baseball Classic by beating Cuba 10-6 in the championship game San Diego.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chaired the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee, says holding former President Donald Trump accountable is important because of the "very fragile" state of our democracy.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is holding the first in a series of televised hearings tonight.