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Three major candidates emerge to compete in the country's May presidential election.

Established 120 years ago, the Christian Science church is struggling for survival. Church leaders are looking for new ways to attract new believers, but some worry the church is selling out. Read a brief history of the church online, and find out more about its latest controversy.

Prosecutions of white collar crime have been declining for years. But the Justice Department is trying to change that. It's taking steps to bring more accountability to corporate America.

Round 9 of Three Minute Fiction is currently underway. Readers from more than a dozen graduate programs are plowing through the nearly 4,000 entries received. Host Guy Raz shares one of the favorite picks so far, The Generous Application of Grease by Stephen Fratus of Walnut Creek, Calif. You can read the full story below along with other stories at www.npr.org/threeminutefiction.

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

US Soccer says it's offering the men's and women's national teams "identical" contracts. The union for the women's team players is calling the announcement a PR stunt.

Each year, the Tiny Desk Contest attracts thousands of impressive unsigned artists from across the country — including Z The Author, who sent in a song inspired by 2020's Black Lives Matter protests.

President Bush says, "I'm inclined to believe that we need to increase in the permanent size of both the United States Army and the United States Marines." This is a striking reversal of the president's policy, which has insisted there is no need to increase the services' size.

After 33 years in business, the landmark New York City nightclub CBGB will close its doors for good at the end of October. This week, the seminal black punk-reggae band Bad Brains said goodbye to the club with three reunion shows.

Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. George Casey told senators Thursday that the current demands on the Army exceed "the sustainable supply." His warning came as Democratic leaders in Congress tried to enact legislation that would cut off funding for the Iraq war at the end of next year.