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Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo smiles after his introduction before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a confirmation hearing on April 12 on Capitol Hill.

Mike Pompeo On Track To Be Confirmed As Secretary Of State

The CIA director faces a narrow path through a closely divided Senate, but Republicans are confident he has the votes to win confirmation on the floor later this week.

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani has become the first major leaguer with two wins and three home runs in his team's first 10 games since 1919, MLB says.

Pitcher Shohei Ohtani's Amazing Week: 3 Homers, And A Near-Perfect Game

It's still early, but the Japanese star is generating the kind of stats that people in America's big leagues last saw around 100 years ago.

44 Former Senators Sign Letter Urging Senate To Guard Democracy

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., about a letter he signed with other former senators, urging the current Senate to rise above party affiliation and ideology.

Why Hasn't The Gig Economy Killed Traditional Work?

Recent studies suggest we're not witnessing the dawn of a new gig economy. What accounts for the resilience of traditional employment?

Boris Johnson waves outside 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday. The polarizing and showboating new prime minister has vowed to deliver on the U.K. leaving the European Union in October, whether or not a deal is reached.

'The Time Has Come To Act': Boris Johnson Takes The Helm As U.K. Prime Minister

The polarizing and showboating new prime minister has vowed to deliver on the U.K. leaving the European Union in October, whether or not a deal is reached.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds a press conference with former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, left, and Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., to introduce legislation on expanding background checks for gun sales at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Tuesday.

House Democrats Pledge Passage Of Expanded Gun Background Checks Bill

Democrats unveiled new legislation to enhance background checks on the eighth anniversary of the Tucson shooting that injured former Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz. But the gun lobby vows to oppose it.

A glass of the seaweed beer created by Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. in Belfast, Maine.

Craft Beer Reaches New Depths As Mainers Brew A Batch From Seaweed

A craft brewer in Maine is partnering with a most unusual item — seaweed. If the beer takes off, the state's emerging seaweed aquaculture industry may benefit.

Lou Reed, Beloved Contrarian, Dies

An American rock musician born in Freeport on Long Island, N.Y., Lou Reed epitomized New York City's artistic underbelly in the 1970s, with his songs about hookers and junkies. Reed was 71.

Last year, a Palestinian man fishing off the coast of the Gaza Strip discovered what is thought to be a 2,500-year-old bronze statue of the Greek god Apollo. The rare statue vanished from public view almost immediately after being pulled from the sea. The Hamas government in Gaza says it now has control of the statue.

A Greek Treasure Pulled From The Sea Disappears Again In Gaza

The Hamas government says it has an important relic: an ancient statue of the god Apollo, found by a fisherman. It hopes the bronze figure attracts foreign interest but hasn't yet shown it publicly.

Poppy Tooker's "breakfast of champions" might not be the way you typically start your day. Then again, there's not much that's typical about Mardi Gras.

In The Land Of Floats And Beads, You'd Better Bring Deviled Eggs

Eggs and milk might make for a breakfast you'd expect to find on your table each Monday. But with Fat Tuesday fast arriving, Poppy Tooker gives this standard fare some twists fit for Mardi Gras.

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