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Tensions in East Asia are on the rise, with the first North Korean ICBM launch in some three months and the U.S. expected to send its first nuclear-armed sub to the region in decades.

With the Los Angeles Lakers valued at a record $10 billion, there aren't many people that can buy a sports team. Who are they and what will that mean to fans?

Peter Mandelson, former U.K. ambassador to the U.S., has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He's accused of passing government information to Jeffrey Epstein.

The gun control debate continued to dominate the news this week with President Obama coming out strongly in support of reforming the current gun control laws alongside the Newtown families. Host Jacki Lyden speaks with James Fallows, national correspondent with The Atlantic, about that story along with the bird flu in China, North Korea and the Postal Service.

Memorial ceremonies are taking place in Israel for the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. We hear from Israeli and Palestinian voices as they reflect on an agonizing 12 months of war.

The "silver tsunami" of aging Americans is often seen as a potential way to alleviate U.S. housing affordability woes. But an influx of empty-nester homes into the market may not have much impact.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with researcher James Penca about two new discoveries in the wreck of the Titanic: a statue experts thought lost, and the collapse of an iconic part of the ship.

The latest figures in China show that the unemployment rate for young people ages 16 to 24 hit a record high at 20.8%. That is more then one in five without a job. What's behind it?

The remote region of Ridgecrest, Calif., was hit by back-to-back earthquakes, the state's biggest in 20 years. The many powerful aftershocks have residents worried about what comes next.

The show, which premiers on Monday, is based on the true story of a mild-mannered couple who commit horrific crimes.