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As in London four years ago, American women are taking home more medals than their male counterparts. It's a trend that's likely to continue.

On April 26, Pennsylvania voters will elect a portion of their delegates to the Republican convention. NPR's Scott Simon talks with candidate and former Congressman Phil English.

On April 26, Pennsylvania voters will elect a portion of their delegates to the Republican convention. NPR's Scott Simon talks with candidate and former Congressman Phil English.

In their quest for a sixth title, the Tar Heels handily defeated the Orange, 83-66. North Carolina moves on to face Villanova, playing for their second championship, on Monday night.

It's not just about winning states. Winning a presidential nomination includes mastering complex rules about delegates, and Pennsylvania's rules are among the most complicated.

Actress Doris Roberts was best known for playing an overbearing yet lovable mother on Everybody Loves Raymond. NPR has a remembrance of the 90-year-old character actress, who died this week.

There are now 47,000 homeless people in and around Los Angeles. The number of homeless women living on the streets has increased dramatically, and many are at risk of violence and sexual assault.

NPR looks at the significance of President Obama's visit to Hiroshima at the conclusion of his last trip to Japan as president. It was the first visit by a sitting U.S. president since an American warplane bombed the city during World War II.

A man says at 14 he was sexually abused by Sandusky; he says Paterno knew and brushed it off. The late Penn State coach told a grand jury he first heard of allegations against Sandusky in 2001.

After the housing market crash, a lot of foreclosure cases got started and then were abandoned. A court clerk in Queens discovered it's hard, lonely work to tie up a loose end of the financial crisis.