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The last person Jeff Ibrahim expected to face in the gold medal round of a jiu-jitsu competition in California was tech entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg.

Olympics opening ceremonies tend to get more love than their closing counterparts. But a pair of NPR reporters who watched both in Italy left with a newfound appreciation for the latter.

The guitarist and arranger for one of the world's biggest rock bands is also a composer, whose work on Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film is up for an Oscar.

You can still enter the Tiny Desk Contest for a few more weeks, but here are some entries that have caught the eyes — and ears — of NPR Music already.

It's still early, but the Japanese star is generating the kind of stats that people in America's big leagues last saw around 100 years ago.

Plus hurricane relief, science help for preschoolers and more, in our weekly education news roundup.

With 40 percent of the nation's coal, Wyoming is by far the largest coal-producing state. NPR's Michel Martin talks about the future of coal production with energy economist Robert Godby.

In Alabama, voters head to the polls Tuesday in a primary for U.S. Senate. The race is to fill a seat long occupied by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

The House Ways and Means Committee is expected to approve a sweeping plan to cut taxes for most individuals and businesses. Senate Republicans are set to unveil their own vision for taxes.

Grady Tate, a crisp, swinging drummer who also enjoyed crossover success as a vocalist in a prolific recording career spanning more than 50 years, died on…