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China already is an economic force. It's a powerhouse in trade and manufacturing, but it yearns to be more. Its desire to be a major financial player carries some risk for the world's economy.

Recreational slow-pitch softball doesn't bring home big rewards — just a plastic trophy, a T-shirt or postgame beers. But some players engage in an underworld trade: bats modified to help hitters.

This week, we're setting the NPR Books Time Machine for the Napoleonic Wars, and Lauren Willig's swashbuckling Pink Carnation series, about florally themed spies battling it out across Europe.

Europe is dealing with its largest wave of displaced people since World War II — a quarter million migrants just this year. NPR's Rachel Martin gets the numbers from correspondent Ari Shapiro.

The president said that what started out as a natural disaster became something much worse when government didn't "look out for its own citizens."

Defending champion New Zealand will face off against its rival, Australia, in London. You can watch the game on NBC at noon ET.

Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan has been elected speaker of the House of Representatives replacing outgoing speaker, John Boehner.

Telling the story of a young girl's attempts to connect with an old man she spots living on the moon, a Christmas ad from British retailer John Lewis has sparked tears, views, and a bit of criticism.

One year from the 2016 general election, Drake University political science professor Rachel Paine Caufield talks about the political landscape.

Citing reports by NPR and Colorado Public Radio, 12 senators want the Army to investigate the discharges of tens of thousands of troops with mental health disorders.