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University Of California Employees Go On Strike Demanding Pay Increases

Thousands of University of California employees went on strike Monday to start the first of a three-day protest. Their primary demand: pay increases.

History Of Tax Break For Wealthy Undercuts Some Lawmakers’ Claims

For the fifth time since Oklahoma teachers left their classrooms, House Republicans refused to hear a bill that would end a lucrative tax break for high…

Top: St. Andrews Bay on remote South Georgia island, en route to Antarctica from the Falkland Islands, is home to 250,000 pairs of king penguins, the island's largest colony. Below: A crew member of the National Geographic Explorer ship walks on "fast ice," or thick sea ice that's held fast to the shore at Wilhelmina Bay on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Photographer Captures The Contradictions Of Otherworldly Antarctica

WAMU's Tyrone Turner was mesmerized by the majestic ice and surprised by how he felt in the presence of these massive structures.

Specialist Meric Greenbaum works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 25, 2020.

Dow Drops 1,900 Points In 2 Days As Markets Sell Off On Fears Of Coronavirus Spread

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 879 points. That's on top of Monday's drop, when the Dow tumbled more than 1,000 points.

De'Mornay Pierson-El (right) of the St. Louis Battlehawks avoids Des Lawrence of the DC Defenders during an XFL game on March 8, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

The XFL Has Hung Up Its Football Cleats... Again

The XFL is no more once again. The fledgling pro spring football league has folded just five games into its return season because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league played one season in 2001.

Flooding across the Upper Midwest, including Iowa, over the last couple weeks has soaked homes and fields and left local governments scrambling.

Rainstorms Pummel Upper Midwest, Drowning Resources

Iowa, Minnesota and other parts of the Midwest have been hit with record levels of rainfall recently. As water floods homes and businesses and threatens crops, local officials scramble to help.

Violence In Iraq Mars Runup To Election

Next week, Iraqis go to the polls. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ned Parker, Reuters Baghdad bureau chief, about whether Iraqis will take a stand against extremism in the parliamentary elections.

Scottie Wilbekin, No. 5 of the Florida Gators, passes the ball out between Sherwood Brown (No. 25) and Chase Fieler (No. 20) of the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles on Friday in the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Texas.

The Slipper Didn't Fit: Elite Eight March On Without Cinderella

Florida Gulf Coast's run as NCAA darlings has ended, but it was an outcome the stats predicted. Michigan also rallied Friday, joining the likes of Duke and Louisville. The remaining eight teams will be vying this weekend to make the Final Four.

Bernie Sanders celebrates his victory in the race for U.S. Congress in Burlington, Vt., in 1990.

5 Things You Should Know About Bernie Sanders

He's the longest-serving independent member of Congress in U.S. history and once voted with the National Rifle Association. Here's what you may not know.

Batter Up: Baseball Just Got Its Most Decorated Corn Dog

The latest expression of over-the-top stadium food is a $25 bat-shaped corn dog packed with cheddar cheese, bacon and jalapeños. Its creator says he's game for some competition between teams.

S.C. Farmers Burdened By Catastrophic Rainfall, Crop Losses

Extensive flooding that drowned fields came on top of a summer of drought. Farming accounts for one out of every 10 jobs in the state. Many farmers will have the worst crop losses they've ever seen.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Spared By Shareholders

JPMorgan Chase shareholders have rejected a proposal to force Jamie Dimon to give up his dual role as both chairman and CEO of the bank. Of the shareholders who voted, 32 percent voted to split the roles. A year ago 40 percent voted in favor.

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