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Inmates from the Cook County jail in Chicago just competed in the first international online chess tournament of its kind. NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with their coach, Mikhail Korenman.

The Iowa State Fair is a staple of presidential campaigns. It's often a spectacle, and that's been magnified with so many Democrats running in the 2020 campaign.

Lego announced a new program for downloadable audio and Braille instruction sets for the visually-impaired. One blind Lego enthusiast brought his passion project for accessibility to fruition.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Marfa Public Radio's Mitch Borden about the shootings that took place in Texas.

Dora the Explorer,the first Nickelodeon cartoon to feature a Latino character as a protagonist, helped fuel the rise of multicultural children's programming in the U.S.

On Tuesday, the government enacts a new ban on Huawei — preventing agencies from using federal money from buying services or equipment from the Chinese company.

The number of pigs in China is falling rapidly due to an epidemic of African Swine Fever. It's affecting farmers and consumers across the world, because China produces half of the world's pork.

Conflict in Kashmir, protests in Hong Kong and treatments for Ebola dominated the global news this week.

Santana's debut album was released on this day 50 years ago. NPR's Felix Contreras considers it a game-changing moment in the marriage of Afro-Caribbean rhythms and rock 'n' roll.

The deputy superintendent at the Ohio Department of Education who was expected to take over the reins on an interim basis when current Superintendent Paolo DeMaria retires in late September has resigned. That leaves educators watching carefully to see what happens.