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Lance Armstrong says he doubts anyone can win the Tour de France without doping. Weekend Edition Saturday host Lynn Neary talks to NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman about the Tour, the Women's Open and Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.

The Syrian civil war rages just a short distance across the frontier from Israeli-occupied territory. As spring blossoms around them, Israelis are watching warily.

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis had claimed to be a national leader in handling clergy sex abuse cases. But after a whistle-blower revealed evidence of a cover-up, alleged victims are preparing lawsuits, and some parishioners are calling for the archbishop to resign.

It's one week until the Iowa caucuses. The top five candidates in Iowa were all there Sunday — including the three senators squeezing in campaigning amid President Trump's impeachment trial.

Most Americans favor sweeping government action to slow the spread of the coronavirus, including temporary limits on immigration, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.

Axelrod said the economy has improved significantly since the 2009 interview in which Obama said his presidency would be a "one-term proposition" if there no were turnaround. Axelrod quickly added, however, that there's much more to do to fix the economy.

Iran and the Bush administration remain locked in a dispute over Iran's nuclear program -- Iran insists it has a right to develop nuclear power, but the White House believes Iran intends on building nuclear weapons. Madeleine Brand talks with NPR senior diplomatic correspondent Mike Shuster about the international response to Iran's refusal to end its uranium enrichment program.

For author Jeanette Winterson, Christmas is as much about food as it is about storytelling. So her new book Christmas Days combines stories with favorite recipes from her friends and family.

A Gallup survey ranks countries based on degree of "social connectedness" people feel with friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, even strangers. We asked Mongolians why they think they top the list.

Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party replaced two of its top executives as part of a purge related to investigations into alleged political slush funds.