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Also this week: a conversation between U.S. and Chinese sailors about pizza and wings (among other everyday topics).

Lydia Smith, 87, is one of the 2.6 million women ages 65 and over living at or below the poverty line. Older women are more than twice as likely as men to live in poverty.

NPR explores how ISIS gets its money and why that makes it so hard to turn off the money spigot. We examine how ISIS makes up its budget and manages it through its tax system, fees and the antiquities smuggling strategies.

There are no less than 13 candidates for the Republican presidential nomination who would like to see a big hole poked in the balloon of front-runner...

"The threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it," Obama said, aiming to calm American anxiety over the danger posed by the Islamic State. He warned Americans not to give in to fear.

NPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine talk about college football championships, how Tiger Wood parents in the public eye, and Kobe Bryant's retirement.

Many sumo wrestlers adhere to a rigid diet centered around a traditional Japanese dish called chanko-nabe.Champions say they count on the stew's balanced nutrition paired with lots of rice to win.

It's 200 times more powerful than a typical supernova and 570 billion times brighter than our sun. First spotted in June, this stellar monster is wowing astronomers, who wonder what's at its heart.

Guns and gun owners have been back in the headlines following President Barack Obama's recent executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence. And local...

Though broadcast TV didn't impress him much this year,critic David Bianculli says Better Call Sauland a number of other shows from cable and streaming services made 2015 a great year for viewers.