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Spending on the Kentucky Senate race might reach $100 million. So what else could that get you in the Bluegrass State? NPR's Tamara Keith finds out when she calls up some local business owners.

Mexico has reshuffled its top diplomats in the U.S. to counter what it says is rising anti-Mexican sentiment since Donald Trump detailed his plans to force Mexico to pay for a border wall.

The top Republican and top Democrat on the Senate intelligence panel are floating a bill that would mandate cooperation in encryption cases, but critics say it creates a dangerous "back door."

Researchers ranked countries in terms of how easy it is to get a balanced, nutritious diet. The U.S. didn't even make the top 20, even though it has the greatest abundance of cheap food in the world. Western Europe nearly swept the top 10. Guess which country was No. 1?

NPR's Noel King talks to USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan about tennis star Naomi Osaka walking away from the French Open after a standoff with top officials over her media appearances.

Credit Suisse has been accused by senators of helping American clients hide assets from the IRS. The Swiss bank's top executives are answering the allegations in a congressional hearing on Wednesday.

Congress is ramping up its probe into hundreds of reports of migrant child labor in the U.S. A House panel grilled a top official of a program responsible for placing these children in safe homes.

Biss, the mayor of Evanston, Ill., topped political newcomer Kat Abughazaleh, a first-time candidate who ran as an unapologetic progressive in the race to succeed longtime incumbent Jan Schakowsky.

Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

Yes, the sweet potato is a nutritional giant. Who can resist when it's topped with marshmallows? From the NPR archives, a Kenyan researcher explains why the sight of the tuber makes her go "heck, no!"