Unpacking the $10 billion sale of the LA Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that the team will be sold for $10 billion. Author and historian Jeff Pearlman explains what this means for the franchise and the sport of basketball.
Pat Dowell, Longtime NPR Film Critic, Dies
Longtime NPR contributor and film reporter Pat Dowell died Sunday.
Sentencing Phase In Boston Marathon Bombing Trial Begins
The sentencing phase in convicted Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev begins Tuesday. The jury will have to decide whether to sentence Tsarnaev to the death penalty or life in prison.
MLB To Debut 'Statcast' Tracking Technology Tonight
Major League Baseball is ushering in a whole new era of statistics for TV screens during Tuesday night's Nationals vs. Cardinals broadcast. NPR asks sports writers if the new technology is too much.
China-Pakistan Deal Highlights Waning U.S. Influence In Region
China's President is pledging to invest $46 billion in a corridor across Pakistan linking China with the Middle East. Some analysts say this signifies a decline in America's influence in the region.
More Than 800 Dead In Mediterranean Migrant Tragedy
Authorities have arrested two alleged smugglers who might be responsible for the deaths. Nearly 2,000 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean since the beginning of the year.
Researchers Fly Over Shale Fields To Study Air Pollution
This month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is flying an airborne research lab over oil and gas producing states.
Chinese President Visits Pakistan To Finalize Billion-Dollar Trade Route Plan
China's President Xi Jinping is in Pakistan to oversee the signing of agreements for a plan that would build $46 billion in infrastructure and energy projects. China aims to create greater land and sea ties with Pakistan in order to strengthen its influence in European and Middle Eastern markets.
Small South Carolina Newspaper Takes Home Top Pulitzer Prize
The winners of this year's Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, fiction, poetry, drama, music, biography, history and nonfiction were announced Monday at Columbia University in New York.
Syrian Government Believed To Be Behind Chlorine Gas Attack
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with chemical weapons expert Amy Smithson about the use of chlorine gas as a weapon in Syria. She says it is a violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Setting The Record Straight On The Phrase 'Gateway Drug'
Denise Kandel coined the term, often associated with marijuana, in a research paper 40 years ago. But her work suggested nicotine, not pot, was most likely to lead to the use of harder drugs.