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Stevens Leaves Butler To Coach Boston Celtics

Brad Stevens, coach of the Butler Bulldogs men's college basketball team, is headed for a bigger stage and bigger bucks in the NBA. NPR's Mike Pesca talks with Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin about why Stevens is a coach with indisputable, quantifiable worth.

Elisabeth Moss has won widespread acclaim for her portrayal of ambitious copywriter Peggy Olson on AMC's <em>Mad Men</em>.

Elisabeth Moss: From Naif To Player On TV's 'Mad Men'

As Peggy Olson on AMC's drama series, the actress has learned about her character's personality and development episode by episode, script by script, just like those of us who watch the show on TV. And she tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that she prefers it that way.

In Jill Abramson's Firing, Was The 'Glass Cliff' To Blame?

Jill Abramson's firing as editor of The New York Times has prompted conversation about biases that affect women in positions of authority. Two prominent fields of research explore this question.

Then-Gen. David Petraeus in mid-2011, just before he became CIA director.

Petraeus Affair Widens: Who's Who & What's What? Here's A Guide

The investigation into the former CIA director's extramarital affair has now ensnared the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. Investigators found thousands of communications between Gen. John Allen and a Tampa woman. He says they were not inappropriate. The sordid story is getting confusing.

Michael Oreskes says that he admires NPR's reportorial muscle and that the network's greatest strength can be found in its ability to tell stories that listeners find compelling, accessible and absorbing.

NPR Appoints The AP's Michael Oreskes As News Chief

Oreskes is a top Associated Press executive and former New York Times editor who has led newsrooms in such global centers as New York, Washington and Paris.

Serpent Column's new EP is called <em>Endless Detainment</em> — quite the 2020 mood.

Viking's Choice: Raging Black Metal, Burly Math Rock, Escapist Shoegaze

The world's gushing hot garbage, so hate-spewing black metal must be the remedy. Plus new music from Control Top, Horse Lords and the return of We Versus The Shark.

U.S. Agency for Global Media General Counsel David Kligerman stands for a portrait in Washington, D.C, on Jan. 25. He was one of the six executives who faced retaliation under the agency's former CEO, Michael Pack.

A Report Clears Federal Officials Who Were Suspended By A Trump Appointee Over VOA

The State Department inspector general says six executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media were unfairly punished after they raised concerns about steps taken under Trump appointee Michael Pack.

U.S. Sees A Spike In Contact Tracing Workers, NPR Survey Shows

The latest results from NPR's contact tracing survey finds a sharp increase in staffing since October, with the national workforce now topping 70,000.

Nashville, Tenn., police officers Brenna Hosey and James Wells embrace after speaking at a news conference on Sunday. Hosey and Wells are part of a group of officers credited with evacuating people before the explosion that occurred in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning.

Nashville Blast Suspect Died In Explosion, Officials Say

Authorities revealed that DNA testing shows the man believed to be the perpetrator of the Christmas Day incident died in the blast.

Christopher Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, appeared on Capitol Hill on Dec. 16. Krebs told NPR that Russian intelligence is responsible for the massive hack that's affected the U.S. government.

Former Government Cybersecurity Head Blames Russian Intelligence For Massive Hack

Christopher Krebs, the former top cybersecurity official in the U.S., talked with NPR about how the hack happened and how the U.S. should respond.

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