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On Sunday, French voters elect regional leaders around the country, and the far right, anti-immigrant National Front could find itself for the first time ever taking the top spot in one or more regions.

On his first state visit, President Xi Jinping will meet with tech CEOs in Seattle before going to Washington, where he aims to allay U.S. concerns over cyber-security, human rights and other issues.

The Mast Brothers have been called the "celebrity hipster chocolatiers" of Brooklyn. Lately, they've been accused of defrauding their customers. But that depends on how their chocolate tastes to you.

Hint: It's not the United States. (We're number 2). And it's definitely not a country from the Western world.

A small group of Syrian refugees has arrived in Tennessee. A top Republican lawmaker there has called for the state's National Guard to remove them and prevent new refugees from entering the state.

Service dogs help veterans with physical disabilities, and there's increased interest in using dogs for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, too. A study is underway to see whether that helps.

For the second year in a row, the Oscar nominees for acting categories are decidedly — white. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with film critic and interviewer Bobby Rivers about the pallid list.

Alex Honnold has scaled the sheer face of Half Dome in Yosemite, Calif., without the aid of ropes — and entirely alone. Still, he says his big break didn't arrive until a TV producer approached him.

Inspired by the new film Crimson Peak, critic Genevieve Valentine digs into our enduring love for stormy nights, eerie castles, romantically exotic monsters, swooning maidens and all things Gothic.

The Republican presidential candidates are in Las Vegas for their latest debate, the first since terrorist attacks in Paris and California refocused the campaign on national security.