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The Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia has the potential to upend the 2016 election. NPR takes a look at what signal the president might send with his choice to succeed Scalia, and how the public might react to Republican leaders vowing to not to confirm anyone.

The Savannah Bananas, an entertaining baseball team, recently took on some retired Major League Baseball players in a game that proved just how much fun this version of baseball can be.

Republican lawmakers want Mexico to accept U.S. military aid to cripple drug cartels making and smuggling deadly fentanyl. López Obrador mocked the idea as a threat to his country's sovereignty.

The navy is renaming the USS Chancellorsville, a name honoring a Confederate victory. It will now be the USS Robert Smalls, after an enslaved man who escaped the South by stealing a Confederate ship.

Amazon laid off workers at its brick-and-mortar grocery stores last week — the latest sign of the e-commerce giant's struggles to stand out in the competitive grocery landscape.

Yellow's demise stems from an exodus of customers, union strife and longstanding financial troubles.

Ted Cruz's campaign is taking micro-targeting one step further by investing significant resources and money into learning about voters' personality traits and behavior.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not interfere in his corruption trial, vowing to keep the country's attorney general in place. But he considers reappointing a convicted cabinet member.

Extreme heat killed more people in the U.S. last year than hurricanes, floods, lightning or tornadoes. One expert says it doesn't have to be this way.

GM's decision to file bankruptcy is expected to help the troubled automaker reorganize and emerge stronger, albeit smaller. Ray Young, GM's Chief Financial Officer, talks with Steve Inskeep about the bankruptcy proceedings and future of GM.