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The producers of the TV drama say the star, Claire Foy, got less than former Doctor Who star Matt Smith, but also say that will be rectified in future seasons when new actors take over the characters.

Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik were the only athletes from the isolated autocratic nation who formally qualified for the Olympics. On Wednesday, they finished among the top 12 pairs in the short program.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heads to Africa and into some political crises in Ethiopia and Kenya. Security and counterterrorism will be high on his agenda in Djibouti, Chad and Nigeria.

Najmeh Bozorgmehr, a Tehran-based correspondent for the Financial Times, talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about why women in Iran are boldly protesting the compulsory hijab.

The resourceful singer is unafraid to bring opera — and his high-flying top notes — to unlikely places, from sixth-grade classrooms to the offices of NPR.

Perry has been under scrutiny from the U.S. Olympic Committee as USA Gymnastics attempts to navigate a path forward following a sexual abuse scandal by former team doctor Larry Nassar.

Japanese prosecutors say three top TEPCO executives didn't do enough to protect the nuclear plant, despite being told in 2002 that the Fukushima facility was vulnerable to a tsunami.

Letitia James says "it is the highest honor" to begin her time as the state's top legal officer. She is the state's first black attorney general and the first woman to be elected to that post.

As part of a broader reorganization, the EPA will eliminate the role created to counsel acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. Critics fear the move is a further demotion of scientific research.

Raymond Holton, 74, was found alive and well in his apartment at a senior living center when building inspectors showed up to assess damage from Wednesday's fire.