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Stadiums like the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Conn., will be empty this year after the Ivy League canceled fall sports because of the coronavirus pandemic.

College Sports Falling Victim To Coronavirus And Financial Stresses

The Ivy League has put all sports on hold until at least January, while Stanford plans to discontinue 11 of its 36 varsity programs after this academic year.

Planned Parenthood Asked To Return Funds From Paycheck Protection Program

Republican senators including Florida's Marco Rubio are calling for an investigation after reports that Planned Parenthood affiliates received millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Act funds.

700,000 Jobs Are At Stake If The Highway Trust Fund Goes Broke

The federal gas tax that's supposed to pay for the nation's highways doesn't bring in enough money. But Congress hasn't raised the tax in more than 20 years and isn't likely to do so now.

Don't Let NBA Playoffs Get Lost In Sterling's Shadow

The saga of Donald Sterling is looming large over the opening weeks of the NBA playoffs. Even as the league moves to strip Sterling's ownership, Clippers players still have games to win on the court.

Surrendered handguns are piled in a bin during a gun buyback event in Los Angeles on May 31, 2014.

To Counter Gun Violence, Researchers Seek Deeper Data

For the first time in nearly 20 years, federal money is flowing into gun violence research. There's also growing momentum behind creating a reliable national database for firearm injuries and deaths.

People gather for a Women's March, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, in Los Angeles.

Still 'Pretty Damn Mad' Protesters Unite In Second Annual Women's March

Marchers united largely in opposition to President Trump, who tweeted Saturday that protesters should be celebrating "the historic milestones and unprecedented economic success" of his presidency.

Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen On Shutdown

Democrats and Republicans are blaming each other for the government shutdown. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat from Maryland.

If a bill in the California Legislature become law, campus health centers at public universities would be required to provide abortion pills.

California Bill Would Mandate On-Campus Access To Abortion Pills

As restrictions on medication abortion mount in other states, legislation that would require health centers at California public universities to stock abortion pills is moving ahead.

Zacarias Moussaoui says he is suffering psychologically from the "total isolation" in which he is kept at the Supermax federal penitentiary in Florence, Colo.

Sept. 11 Conspirator Files Lawsuit Saying His Isolation Is 'Psychological Torture'

Zacarias Moussaoui, convicted in 2006, filed handwritten petitions in federal courts. Conditions at the Supermax prison in Colorado where he is an inmate have been criticized in the past.

NBA Playoffs Begin This Weekend

David Greene talks to Marcus Thompson of Bay Area News Group for a preview of the NBA Playoffs, and odds for a third meeting between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers in the finals.

Doctors who trained in foreign medical schools often end up practicing in rural or low-income areas in the U.S. with a shortage of physicians.

Let's Hope That Match Day Brings Us Lots Of Foreign-Born Doctors

About one quarter of medical residents in the U.S. are graduates of foreign medical schools. Many practice medicine in communities that have a hard time recruiting doctors.

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant reacts after scoring against the Cleveland Cavaliers on the way to the Warriors' second NBA title in three years.

Golden State Takes 2nd NBA Title In 3 Years

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, winning the title in the stellar teams' third match-up in as many years.

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