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Hot weather can influence cognitive performance, according to new research. Young adults living in non-air-conditioned dorms during a heat wave performed worse on math and attention tests.

A new study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative found a huge leap in the number of black directors behind the year's biggest films. But its findings elsewhere in Hollywood weren't so rosy.

Brown's supporters say she was a victim of human trafficking who has remade herself while in prison — and on Monday, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam agreed.

The streets of Hong Kong were hot with protests over the weekend. Tear gas and water cannons were fired by police at protesters after the initially peaceful demonstrations turned violent.

The people of Zimbabwe used to say that things would get better once longtime leader Robert Mugabe was no longer alive. Now, they see a future after Mugabe as more of the same.

Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy as it settles lawsuits with states and governments over the opioid crisis. Purdue's board of directors approved the litigation settlement on Sunday.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Cindy Chang of the Los Angeles Times about a new report that shows the LAPD searches African Americans and Latinos far more often than whites during traffic stops.

As a military offensive by Turkey into Syria continues, aid agencies are increasingly concerned. Tens of thousands of civilians in the region have been displaced by the violence.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Asli Aydintasbas, a European Council on Foreign Relations fellow, about the landslide election of a Turkish opposition party candidate in Istanbul's mayoral race.

Pop critic Chris Molanphy breaks down the social science behind "Old Town Road" breaking the record for longest-running No. 1 on the Billboard's Hot 100.