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High-level military brass may be able to bring discipline and order to an administration that sometimes has appeared to lack them.

Secretary of Defense James Mattis is in Turkey, trying to reassure President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that America's backing of Kurdish fighters won't undermine Turkey's security.

Almost everyone agrees that the much-hyped boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and MMA champ Conor McGregor will not be much of a fight. But fans will shell out an estimated half a billion dollars to watch. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with sports columnist Adam Kilgore of The Washington Post about the fight.

This week gave late night television shows a lot of material to work with — a recap and review of how they did.

White Famous is a new Showtime comedy series premiering Sunday. It's a satire on Hollywood race relations based on the career of Jamie Foxx. It stars Jay Pharoah, who was on Saturday Night Live.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will testify at a Senate oversight hearing Wednesday. Lawmakers have questions about his contacts with Russia and his reversals on civil rights positions.

Researchers say they have constructed an AI program that can teach itself to play the ancient strategy game at a level far beyond humans.

Puerto Rico has had steady rain this week, meaning misery for those whose roofs were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Maria. Across the island, frustration is building over delays in the distribution and installation of the tarps usually provided by FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Tawny Finn, who lost her younger sister Angie Gomez Sunday night. Gomez was shot and killed while attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas.

Republicans and Democrats alike are upset about the massive hack of Social Security numbers and other sensitive information at the consumer credit reporting company.