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The American system of financing campaigns is changing, as post-Watergate reforms crumble beneath a crush of unregulated money.

One of the fastest Olympic events is the luge. Lying down, feet first and traveling at speeds faster than 90 mph. The difference between winning and losing is tiny and a man from New York is doing his part to help athletes win gold.

The accusations against the 76-year-old billionaire who owns casinos in Las Vegas and the Chinese territory of Macau were first published last month by The Wall Street Journal.

The president has directed the Pentagon to look into a parade, possibly to take place on Veterans Day. He was apparently inspired by the Bastille Day parade he saw last summer during a trip to Paris.

The specter of doping continues to hang over the Pyeongchang Olympics as the competition starts this week. Olympic officials squabbled openly about the damage being done to the games.

A package of mental health bills in California aims to make it easier for new moms to get help and to build awareness among more health workers of postpartum mood disorders.

Two German political parties have reached a deal to form a government. If approved the deal would mean the country would avoid new elections.

Banana crops aren't in the best shape, but new varieties could help. Japanese Mongee bananas debuted this winter, bred to be cold-resistant and pesticide-free. Plus, you can eat the peel.

U.S. winter Olympians — whose sports can defy gravity and involve breakneck speeds on snow and ice — share some of their most common nightmares in a special NPR Up First podcast from Pyeongchang.

An ex-Palestinian intelligence chief and an attorney filed complaints against the Palestinian Authority after an anonymous document alleged the government tapped their calls for the U.S. spy agency.