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Some 30,000 African elephants die each year as a result of poaching. Journalist Bryan Christy wanted to see where their tusks were going, so he ordered fake tusks and fitted them with trackers.

We sit down with Jim McGuinn, host of the show "Teenage Kicks."

Poems by the Russian writer Anna Akhmatova form the basis of singer Iris DeMent's new album. Critic Ken Tucker says Akhmatova and DeMent share an urge to articulate "sorrow, sacrifice and gratitude."

Not even Texas is solidly behind former Gov. Rick Perry this year. Sen. Ted Cruz and other presidential candidates are successfully drilling in Texas for gushers of campaign contributions.

Some Republican candidates for president claim they have defunded Planned Parenthood in their states already. But the truth, others say, depends on how you define "defund."

Long-standing disputes between the leaders of Spain's soccer organizations have forced the Spanish government to step in, this time to help resolve scheduling conflicts.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Richard Harasick, director of water operation at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, about the last batch of plastic balls launched to cover LA reservoir.

It was once a tiny niche market, but it's now an exploding industry as schools look to comply with new rules that require them to offer programs to raise awareness and lower risk.

In Brazil, people have tended to describe themselves by skin color rather than race. But that's all changing, as the country's black pride movement gains traction.

China's currency took another sharp drop Wednesday, sending stocks down across Asia.