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Colorado State University professor OiYan Poon tells NPR's Melissa Block why she supports the admission practices Asian-American students are suing Harvard University over.

With talk of new agricultural subsidies, our Planet Money podcast team looks back at the tale of government cheese for lessons on the unintended consequences of government subsidies.

A New Jersey business owner stumbles onto a real-life international conspiracy: He discovers that a powerful group of people get together and set international shipping rates.

The jury in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort found him guilty on eight counts of bank and tax fraud. Judge T.S. Ellis III declared a mistrial on the other 10 counts.

Some of the greatest discoveries in the world have been totally random and happened by accident. Penicillin, X-ray images, the smoke detector, popsicles. Now, universities and businesses are trying to see if they can create the conditions for the next great accident.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of ESPN about this week's sports news.

Temperature records have been broken around the globe. In North America, tens of millions of residents have been under watches, advisories and warnings.

FiveThirtyEight political writer Perry Bacon speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about why he thinks Republicans and Democrats have each other all wrong.

Human rights groups say nearly 300 people have died since demonstrations over a now-rescinded pension change in April. Protests turned deadly Friday as student protesters took refuge in a church.

Botham Jean, who was killed by a white police officer earlier this month, was remembered Thursday for his dedication to service, his deep faith, and for having a ready smile and an open heart.