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CEO Jack Dorsey announced that Twitter will stop running political ads, citing online ads' "significant risks to politics." Facebook has been criticized for allowing deceptive political ads.

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan has his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday to become the next U.S. ambassador to Russia. He may face some tough questions on Ukraine.

Faced with lawsuits from sick smokers, tobacco firms argue the health risks were "common knowledge" for decades, and they often pay professors to help make that point as expert witnesses.

Constituents in Democratic Rep. Katie Hill's California district react after her announcement that she would resign because of an affair she had with a campaign staffer.

A man wearing a shirt reading, "It's not a crime unless you get caught," was recorded stealing from a vending machine at a laundromat in Missouri. He hasn't been caught yet.

The rise of online retail has meant the rise of online returns. One country where that is particularly apparent is Germany. Some companies there are trying to find ways to cut down on the costs.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Shannon Pufahl about her debut novel, On Swift Horses, a celebration of her grandmother featuring gamblers, ponies, card sharks and unfinished highways of the West.

What's old is new. From ingredients to techniques, chefs are playing with that most traditional of comfort foods: lasagna. We dig in to what's between the layers from nonna to nouveau.

Despite historically strong winds, California firefighters have been making progress containing multiple major fires. And the damage to homes has been light compared to recent years.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to director Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. His new movie Farming is about a Nigerian boy who joined a British white supremacist group.