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An official and others wait for play to resume during an NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament second-round game between the Butler Bulldogs and the Virginia Cavaliers in March in Raleigh, N.C. This coming spring the Road to the Final Four won't go through North Carolina, as the NCAA has decided to move three games out of Greensboro.

N.C. GOP Says NCAA Should Focus Concern On The Women 'Raped At Baylor'

Republicans have lashed out at the NCAA after it decided to pull seven championship events from the state because of a law limiting civil rights protection for LGBT individuals.

Six states have an agreement to acquire fast-result antigen tests for the coronavirus. Here, a medical worker collects a sample after a patient self-administers a nasal swab test.

After 'Severe' Delays, 6 States Band Together To Buy Coronavirus Tests

Six states will purchase 3 million rapid tests, and more states may join the consortium. Maryland, Virginia, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio and Massachusetts want to stem a severe testing shortage.

Arrested 6 years ago, Bangladeshi journalist reflects on prime minister resigning

NPR's Ailsa Chang spoke with Shahidul Alam, a photojournalist, writer and activist based in Dhaka, about the longtime prime minister of Bangladesh fleeing amid protests.

6 takeaways from the DNC, and what it means for both parties going forward

It might have been all that Democrats hoped for and more, but how might the DNC set up candidates — in both parties — for the last leg before the election?

MLB Players Just Shy Of 6,000 Home Runs In Record Season

The long ball is back. Major League Baseball players broke the single season record for home runs. But, how did this happen? And do we have to start wondering about steroids again?

This file photo provided by the Kent County Sheriff, shows Ty Garbin.

One Of The Men Charged In The Michigan Governor Kidnap Plot Gets 6 Years In Prison

Ty Garbin pleaded guilty last year for his role in a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation home.

A view of vehicles in a dust storm that cut visibility to near zero and triggered a series of chain-reaction crashes on a highway in Springfield, Ill.

A sudden dust storm in Illinois led to car crashes that killed 6 and injured dozens

Police said more than 70 vehicles were involved in the crashes that left parts of Interstate 55 closed and more than 35 people injured. Injuries ranged from minor to life-threatening.

Ukrainian gunmen fire a US made M777 howitzer from their position on the front line in Kharkiv region on Aug. 1, 2022, amid Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine. (Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images)

Attacks continue in Ukraine, 6 months into Russia's war and 31 years since Ukrainian independence

There were concerns about an intensifying of strikes by Russian forces this week as Ukraine marked the anniversary of its independence.

The Jan. 6 Committee has voted to subpoena Trump. Here's what else happened

The House Jan. 6 committee just wrapped up what could be its final hearing about the attack on the Capitol. The panel unanimously voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump.

Federal judge Dabney Friedrich castigated Capitol riot defendant Brandon Straka for making, in her view, "questionable" comments about his case in public since his sentencing.

A judge unleashed a tirade on a prominent Jan. 6 defendant for his post-plea comments

Brandon Straka pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for egging on rioters during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The judge in the case said he has since made "questionable" comments about his plea.

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