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NPR's A Martinez asks Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, about the Pentagon shakeup that included the firing of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.

For the first time in college football history, 12 teams are set to take part in a playoff at the top level of the sport. It means they'll face more competition than ever before for the title.

China's ruling Communist Party is holding its congress, which happens every five years, with leader Xi Jinping widely expected to secure a third term.

The State Department has shuttered the team involved in South China Sea security, getting rid of the top experts on the subject, at a time the administration says security in the region is a priority. NPR talked to several members of the team who were fired, who say there's no one to replace them.

Before becoming the second-in-command at the FBI, Dan Bongino used his popular podcast to spread conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack. Here's what else he said.

President Obama delivered his annual back-to-school speech at Benjamin Banneker High School, one of Washington, D.C.'s top performing schools.

A top Buddhist monk in China was accused by multiple nuns in a report that circulated on social media. He has publicly denied the reports of misconduct.

U.S. student loan debt tops $1 trillion, and young people face disproportionately high unemployment. Writer Joel Kotkin points to these numbers when he claims the millennial generation is getting the short end of the stick. Kotkin speaks with host Michel Martin about what he calls the "screwed generation."

All Things Considered's Audie Cornish speaks with the teenage New Zealand singer about her new album, Pure Heroine. "Royals" is just about the opposite of anything you'd hear from Lorde's pop peers.

The charges are on top of those against many of the same people stemming from the scandal over the hacking of the phones of crime victims, celebrities and members of the royal family.