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Colorado is struggling to regulate the booming sports gambling industry. Lawmakers want to protect the public from gambling addiction but also benefit from the industry's tax revenue.

The Supreme Court has weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which was designed to outlaw discriminatory voting practices to make the voting playing field equal for Black people.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Morgan State University president David K. Wilson about an association aimed at boosting the research status of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WPNE listener Cheryl Haupt and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The federal debt passed an uncomfortable milestone this year, outgrowing the entire U.S. economy. That poses risks, but policymakers show little sign of addressing it.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about the first round of the NBA playoffs and the bad start to the Major League Baseball season for the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is one of the most revered — and controversial — women in South African history. In a new documentary her granddaughters examine the liberation icon in all her complexity.

Construction of an advanced nuclear power plant partly funded by the U.S. government is now underway in Wyoming. The Bill Gates-backed company says its technology is proven but there are still hurdles to nuclear.

A seven-year-long case involving the death of two Unalaska teen girls has come to a close, after the state dropped charges against 25-year-old Dustin Ruckman on Wednesday.

Unalaska City Council members approved several major spending items at their Tuesday meeting, but warned that the city is facing long-term budget challenges. The City Council unanimously approved school funding, community support grants and a capital plan with more than $20 million worth of projects.