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NCAA coaches are routinely paid six figure salaries as colleges hunt for the best talent to get their teams to a championship. New research, however, debunks the idea that paying more for coaches improves the odds of winning.

A new Congress is in place for the last two weeks of the Biden administration. Speaker Mike Johnson's control of the House seems no stronger than it was in the previous Congress.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with GOP Rep. French Hill of Arkansas about his trip that he took to Syria with two other Republican members of Congress.

In one Paris bar, predicting the outcome of the U.S. presidential election is a long tradition. For over a century, a straw poll taken there has been pretty accurate at predicting the winner.

Confirmed measles cases in Texas have reached at least 90, making this the worst measles outbreak in 30 years. Experts warn the number of Texas cases is likely much higher.

The Trump Administration has suggested the expanded federal military effort at the border may be modeled on "Operation Lone Star," a Texas National Guard mission that's been underway for four years.

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage-point in an effort to curb high inflation. Some had called for the Fed to wait after two recent bank failures.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with former federal and state prosecutor Elie Honig, about why he sees Paul Manafort's trial as a referendum on the Mueller investigation, and why he's concerned about jury nullification.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll reveals several warning signs for President Trump 100 days into his second term.

Some 154 million people in the United States get health care through their employer — and for many, their costs are about to go way up.