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A top Lebanese general is killled by a car bomb in Beirut on Wednesday. At least two other people were also killed in the attack on Brig. Gen. Francois Hajj, a top Maronite Catholic in the command, military officials and media reports said.

Gonzaga gone. Arizona adieu. Baylor busted. That's leaves Kansas as the only No. 1 seed left.

In his State of the Union address, President Bush is expected to seek support from Congress for his buildup of U.S. forces in Baghdad. So far, the plan has attracted resistance from Democrats and even some key Republicans. The president will also seek support for lowering the cost of health insurance and decreasing U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

Sinet An and her Cambodian basketball teammates had their first big international win in late 2019. Then came COVID. Now they practice via Zoom — and dream of their return to the court.

Thursday marks the first of a series of deadlines for federal agencies and social media companies to turn over records to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about Biden's State of the Union address and the impact of the war in Ukraine on the U.S. economy.

As U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan ends his tenure, many of his key advisers are also moving on. Jan Egeland will depart after three years as the top adviser to Annan on humanitarian issues.

Apple Inc. said Monday that iPad sales have topped 2 million since its launch almost two months ago. The Cupertino, Calif., company began selling the iPad on Friday in Asia and Europe. The iPad launched in the United States on April 3.

Sixty of North America's top blind students were put to the test Saturday in Los Angeles at the National Braille Challenge. Fingers flew across pages as the students showed their skills at reading comprehension, chart and graph reading, and transcription. This year's varsity division champion is Claire Stanley, 19.