Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura testifies against Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Casandra "Cassie" Ventura, the ex-girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs, took the stand on Tuesday as the star witness in the first full day of testimony in the federal trial against the hip-hop mogul.
GOP Candidates Clash With Each Other And Moderators In Third Debate
Republican presidential candidates gathered for their third debate on Wednesday night in Boulder, Colo. This one focused on economic issues, with Donald Trump and Ben Carson at center stage.
'Custer's Trials' Examines The Legacy Of A Complicated American Figure
T.J. Stiles' biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt earned the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize. Steve Inskeep talks with Stiles about his new book, Custer's Trials, on George Armstrong Custer.
2 Former Pentagon Officials On The Future Of Syria And America's Role
David Greene talks about Syria and toppling dictators with Michele Flournoy, a former Defense Department official in the Obama administration, and Mary Beth Long, a former Defense Department official in the George W. Bush administration.
ISIS-Threatened Sites Left Off Endangered Heritage List
In a year when some of Syria's most famous ruins were destroyed by ISIS, no sites in Syria made the 2015 list of endangered cultural heritage sites. Neither did those in Afghanistan, Yemen or Libya.
China Abolishes Long-Standing One-Child Policy
Now all families in China will be allowed to have two children, as NPR's Anthony Kuhn tells host Renee Montagne.
John Boehner Leaves 'The Loneliest Place In The World'
Rep. John Boehner of Ohio is expected to hand off the speaker's gavel in the House chamber to Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin on Thursday. NPR's Susan Davis tells Renee Montagne about his exit interview.
Batman Painting Once Traded For Comics Sells For $173,000
Bill Steinfelt traded comic books for a painting of Batman in 1962. The painting, by Mel Ramos, just sold at auction for $173,000.
U.S.-Funded Afghan Local Police Riddled With Corruption, Audit Finds
Renee Montagne talks to John Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan Reconstruction, about fraud and mismanagement of U.S. funding meant for the Afghan local police.
Spot A Yeti While Climbing? Here's What To Do
In 1959 the American Embassy in Nepal issued instructions for mountain climbers looking to encounter a Yeti.