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Audie Cornish talks to Brian Stelter, media reporter for The New York Times, about the success of Netflix and how the video streaming company has turned itself around.

We wander through the menu for a fancy celebrity soiree and try to figure out what these people are actually eating. You might be surprised how hard it is to tell.

The candidates for New York City mayor were out in force on Monday, one day before primary voters go the polls to choose candidates for the general election.

Multiple news outlets, including NPR, have been told that the bank and the Justice Department are zeroing in on that figure. At that level, the settlement would be the largest in U.S. history.

France, Mexico and Brazil are also among the U.S. allies that have expressed their displeasure following reports of NSA spying activities in their countries.

Archie and the Riverdale gang find their comfortable existence upset by marauding hordes of the undead in the new Afterlife with Archie series. Reviewer Jody Arlington calls it a "macabre monthly masterpiece" that pays winking homage to classic horror comics and Tales from the Crypt.

President Obama presented the Medal of Honor Tuesday to Army Capt. William Swenson. Swenson is being cited for his actions during a 2009 battle in Afghanistan, when he risked his life to try to save others. It's taken years for him to be recognized, however. He criticized higher-ups after the battle, which cost the lives of five Americans. Swenson's nomination for the Medal was said to be lost at one point. He is the sixth living recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor a member of the military can receive.

The question this time is not whether race can be a factor in college admissions, but rather whether state voters can ban affirmative action altogether by referendum. In 2006, Michigan voters did just that with a ballot initiative amending the state's constitution.

If you know what Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater looks like, you might have Ezra Stoller to thank.

Over the past several days, rebels in Syria have captured a city of more than a million people in one northern province. It the first time rebels captured a provincial capital. The rebels also have taken a step toward setting up a rebel government in another northern province.