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How can an inmate beat out a sitting president in his party's primary? In parts of West Virginia, the answer is easy to explain. Just ask those who say Obama's policies threaten the culture of coal.

Emails from the big British bank suggest traders tried to manipulate a key interest rate. Now regulators in Europe and the U.S. are looking into whether other banks also gamed the numbers.

Preliminary results in Mexico's presidential race indicate the candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, known as PRI, will return to the presidency after being out of office for 12 years.

The news comes as Russia announced a meeting with the Syrian opposition.

The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space was established to drum up interest in experiments by folks outside of NASA. The organization has had a rocky first year but now is starting to show what it can do.

In politics, money talks. And money from gay and lesbian donors is talking louder than ever in this election cycle. That's partly a result of President Obama endorsing same-sex marriage, and partly because Republicans are starting to see contributions as well — a huge change from a few decades ago.

NPR reporter — and proud corgi owner — Julie Rovner takes a break from covering health care policy to dig through the pile of dog memoirs in the Morning Edition mailbox. From heartwarming to hard-nosed, there's something for everyone.

NPR science editor Maria Godoy was inspired by the fantasy novel and HBO series Game of Thrones. The TV show also inspired the authors of A Feast of Fire and Ice, who found authentic medieval recipes for their cookbook.

A planned runoff in the 100 meters between Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh was canceled at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Ore., Monday. Tarmoh decided not to race. The two had tied for third place in the women's 100.

Several states in the East and Midwest are still grappling with last weekend's severe storms. In Virginia, hundreds of thousands of residents don't have electricity. But the question is: Why do some neighborhoods in Charlottesville have power while others don't?