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Steve Inskeep talks to education journalists Nikole Hannah-Jones and Alexandra Robbins about the college admissions scandal and the role of pay-for-admission in perpetuating education inequality.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jonathan Gano, director of public works for Des Moines, Iowa, about why potholes are so bad at the end of winter and what can be done about them.

Senegal's exquisite gold jewelry — and the complicated history of the women who wore it — are getting their due at an exhibit at the Smithsonian's Museum of African Art.

The first Bush administration left the former Soviet Union with a taste for dark meat American chicken. It's all because of a Soviet food shortage, a U.S. surplus, and a deal with President Gorbachev.

With the U.S. decision to pull troops out of Syria, the U.S.'s Kurdish allies in the fight against ISIS might be making a deal with the Syrian government to hold off a Turkish attack.

The number of Republican women in Congress is dropping as Democrats seat even more female members. Republican women say their party hasn't done enough to recruit strong candidates and support them.

Japanese boy band SMAP and its powerful agency, Johnny's Entertainment, are largely responsible for creating the K-pop model. Even though SMAP broke up, its influence is still being felt.

William Barr, who served as attorney general under George H.W. Bush, is being grilled by the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is full of potential Democratic 2020 presidential hopefuls.

David Greene talks to Dave Levinthal, senior political reporter for the Center for Public Integrity, who led a team of journalists that looked into the issue, and shares its findings.

A group of federal employees is suing the Trump administration for not getting paid during the partial government shutdown. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with the group's attorney, Heidi Burakiewicz.