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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with NPR senior editor Ron Elving about the week's political news.

Two scholars at Stanford have joined forces to recreate what a Christian choir might have sounded like inside Istanbul's Hagia Sophia before it became a mosque in the 1400s.

Under a system like "Medicare for All," there are questions about job loss and older insurance workers. Studies show that job retraining is less effective for older workers.

NPR's Scott Simon notes a topic that didn't make the debate stage on Wednesday: the humanitarian crisis in Syria.

Democrats in Nevada are heading to caucus sites across the state to pick the candidate they want to run against President Trump in November.

The tally of new cases is declining in China, the heart of the outbreak. But rising numbers beyond its borders have officials worried, including for regions that have scarcely seen the virus so far.

President Salva Kiir swore in his rival, rebel leader Riek Machar, as vice president on Saturday. The landmark deal could spell an end to years of violence, but it's not their first attempt.

The Vermont senator won the most votes in Iowa. Now he's won New Hampshire and Nevada outright. That makes him the front-runner for the Democratic nomination.

Andy Parker talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his latest effort to get YouTube to remove video of his daughter's murder. He has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to freelance reporter Natalie Alcoba about demonstrations in Argentina over reproductive rights.