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NPR's Debbie Elliott asks Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., about his plans as incoming chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security.

When it comes to speedskating, South Koreans love short track. The Dutch are masters of long track. Two previous Olympic medalists talk about the thrill and pain of speedskating.

Filmmaker Fatih Akin says he made In the Fade to spotlight something terrorism stories often overlook: the victims. It follows a woman whose husband and 6-year old son have been murdered by neo-Nazis.

A few years ago, Elizabeth Schunck was living near Detroit, stuck in an unhappy marriage and feeling more lonely than she says she'd ever been. Looking for connection, she went on a random chat app.

Twenty nations are discussing how to best implement sanctions against North Korea. Rachel Martin talks to Jonathan Cheng, Seoul bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal.

It was a busy week in politics, capped off by Trump's airstrikes on Syria. But also, Neil Gorsuch was confirmed, reports emerged about power struggles in the White House, and the Senate changed rules.

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing sweeping changes to how it regulates cigarettes and related products, including reducing the amount of nicotine allowed in tobacco cigarettes.

The Senate effort to undo the Affordable Care Act has failed. The promise of repeal has animated the Republican Party for seven years; the defeat was a devastating loss for the GOP and the president.

A strong earthquake rattled central Oklahoma over the weekend. The magnitude 5.0 temblor struck not far from one of the state's major oil hubs.

Nico Walker is currently in federal prison for bank robbery. That's given him plenty of time to write his semi-autobiographical novel Cherry, which has received glowing advance reviews.