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Will Young Voters Keep Voting?

Young voters were everywhere in the Obama campaign. But did young people really turn out to vote in significant numbers? Heather Smith, executive director of Rock the Vote, tells Renee Montagne that young voters turned out in record numbers, voting for Obama about 2-1 over John McCain.

Dmitry Bivol, left, throws a left at Canelo Álvarez in the fifth round of their WBA light heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas.

In a massive boxing upset, Dmitry Bivol takes out Canelo Álvarez

Álvarez hadn't lost a fight since 2013 across four different weight classes. But on Saturday night in Las Vegas, he met his match in the Russian light heavyweight champion Bivol.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (pictured) has beaten Rep. Jody Hice in the Republican primary for Georgia secretary of state.

Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger beats Trump-backed primary challenge, AP says

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger famously refused then-President Donald Trump's entreaties to "find" enough votes to overturn his loss in Georgia.

Women wearing a burqa (L) and a Niqab (R) walk along a street in Kabul on May 7, 2022.

Opinion: The return of the burqa in Afghanistan

Women in Afghanistan continue to experience more restrictions under the Taliban, including the return of the burqa. NPR's Scott Simon notes how the world seems to be distracted from their plight.

Rod Beckstrom, CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, speaks at an ICANN meeting in Sydney in June. He says the shift to internationalized domain names is one of the biggest changes to the Internet in the past 40 years.

Move Over Dot Com, Bonjour International URLs

The standard for domain names is shifting so that a URL can exist entirely in another language that's not based on the letters A to Z. That means Internet users won't have to switch their keyboard into a different language to navigate the Web.

NATO Head On Afghanistan: 'We're Winning'

This has been the deadliest year for NATO troops in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. and NATO forces there, has said the mission will fail unless more troops are sent. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen takes a more optimistic view.

A-Twitter Over Updated Sweethearts Candy

For the first time in 145 years, the original recipe has been revamped. The new candies have brighter colors, bolder flavors and more current Valentine's Day expressions — like TEXT ME and TWEET ME.

Courtney Love And Kate Nash: On The Shoulders Of Hole

In 1994, Courtney Love's band Hole released Live Through This, one of the era's most powerful pop albums and a landmark of female-fronted rock 'n' roll. Will Hermes looks at two albums by worthy successors to Hole: Young British singer Kate Nash and Hole itself, which Love recently re-formed with a new lineup.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin answers questions from the media as she arrives at a federal court in Manhattan on February 15, 2022. The 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate filed on April 1, 2022, to run for the open House seat in Alaska.

Sarah Palin files to run for the late Alaska Rep. Don Young's seat

The former vice presidential candidate filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for the late Don Young's House seat. Former President Trump endorsed Palin on Sunday.

Smoke billows over a street near the airport in Lviv.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 18)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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