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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Matt Zemek, editor for Trojans Wire, about the cardiac arrest scare of top USC basketball prospect, Bronny James.

It was the latest in a series of acts of intimidation in Russia aimed at journalists and critics of the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.

The Biden administration scrambles to respond as new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show overdose deaths surged to more than 100,000 fatalities.

The airstrike follows a deadly week of attacks that have intensified nearly a year of fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah.

The Defense Secretary faced scrutiny on two fronts Thursday: over a strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean and his use of Signal to discuss U.S. attack plans on Yemen.

The Florida Gators are the men's NCAA basketball champions. They won their first national basketball title by beating UCLA 73-57. Steve Inskeep speaks with USA Today columnist Christine Brennan about the game in Indianapolis. Also, she previews the women's final in Boston between Duke and Maryland.

A new Emory University study finds younger Black women are more at risk for heart disease than older Black women. Today, the National Weather Service is examining damage from a possible Tuesday tornado in Lumpkin County, after five others spun up in North Georgia on Monday. And Georgia will get the federal resources it needs to address the aftermath of March storms. President Biden has declared a major disaster in Coweta, Fannin, Gilmer, Heard, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun and White counties.

Have you ever found yourself in the library or a bookstore, about to go on vacation, with no idea what books to bring? NPR's Lynn Neary talks to three book critics about the best reads of the summer.

The 65-team NCAA men's basketball tournament begins this week. Defending champion Florida, North Carolina, Ohio State, and Kansas are the top seeds. In picking this year's at-large teams, the selection committee favored clubs from the power conferences.

There's been considerable news coverage of the Trump administration, but less about what’s been going on at the Department of Education.