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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jon Wertheim, executive editor and senior writer for Sports Illustrated, on Maria Sharapova's suspension from tennis for two years after testing positive for doping.

The Obama White House is hosting a state dinner on Thursday in honor of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. On the menu is a variation on poutine, a late-night favorite of Quebec. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Na'eem Adam, co-founder of Poutine Week in Canada.

The real estate mogul's victory gives him his third big win in the past two weeks. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio finished far behind.

A political cheating scandal has once again hit the pages of the National Enquirer — and it has roiled the 2016 presidential campaign even though none of the allegations have been substantiated.

A man in New Orleans faces a possible 20 years to life in prison for allegedly stealing about $30 worth of candy bars. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to John Simerman of The New Orleans Advocate.

California's Senate votes to limit the cooperation police can give immigration authorities, while research shows fear of deportation can make people sick. And Pepsi's unity message backfires.

John Archibald, political writer for AL.com, and NPR's Debbie Elliott talk with host Scott Simon about the series of scandals that have shaken Alabama politics in recent years.

U.S. military commanders announced that allied forces in Syria have launched their offensive against the ISIS capital of Raqqa. NPR takes a look at how close this brings the end of the war.

No team seeded 16 has ever beaten a team in the top spot in the men's college basketball Division I championship. It's a guarantee in a tournament that's tough to predict, but this year could be different.

Two top House committees advanced the Republican health care bill on Wednesday, a key step toward final passage. We take a look at what's next.