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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com about the Chicago Cubs, the American League, and what will happen in Rio at the Summer Olympics.

A Gambian rat who was training to be a landmine detector arrived at the San Diego Zoo a few weeks ago. She's better suited to her new role as a rat ambassador.

It's NBA All-Star weekend and NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN.com for the latest in basketball.

The Justice Department pledged nearly $59 million in grants to address the opioid crisis. Here's a look at how that money will affect three communities facing an epidemic.

Compare her 2014 album I Will Not Be Afraid to her latest, LONER, and you'll find that this singer-songwriter has arrived.

Answers remain elusive for the country's Department of Conservation, which believes these incidents are not related. In the latest one, more than 50 pilot whales died in the remote Chatham Islands.

Carly Fiorina lost out on going to the Senate five years ago but, as a former adviser said, "she gave Barbara Boxer a huge run for her money." Her rise in this year's race is reminiscent of that run.

The Justice Department also announced the indictments of six VW executives. Volkswagen has admitted equipping diesel vehicles with software to cheat emissions tests and then lying to regulators.

After a year of tumult, Russia has doubled down, saying it won't broadcast this year's contest after its competitor, Yuliya Samoylova, was denied entry into Ukraine.

Pope Francis will arrive on U.S. soil for the first time this afternoon. These are three curious, compelling stories — about his popemobile, his ideology and his draw — to read while you wait.