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NPR's Scott Simon talks sports with ESPN's Howard Bryant. They'll cover the surprises of the NBA playoffs so far and the historically hot start by baseball's Boston Red Sox.

Kashmir Valley, a place of stunning beauty, has been engulfed by violence for decades. While curfews often grind the rest of life to a halt, one market, sourced from giant floating gardens, is exempt.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Yasmine Shamma about her son, Nadim Shamma-Sourgen. He dictates his poems because he can't really read and write yet.

The Washington Nationals won the National League pennant Tuesday night after sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in four games. The Nats will face the winner of the Astros-Yankees series.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy appeared before a Senate panel Friday. He faced questions on his plans to transform the U.S. Postal Service and how they will affect mail-in voting.

The pandemic's disruption of international labor and transportation sectors has made it harder to produce and transport illegal drugs and to send profits back across national borders.

Caroling is synonymous with Christmas. Yet the tradition actually began from the practice of singing songs during church processions in the Middle Ages.…

An attorney for the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback tweeted that after discussions, the "parties have decided to resolve their pending grievances." The terms are not public.

Chief among the criteria for easing restrictions on foreign travelers: The epidemiological situation in their home countries "should be as good as or better than in the EU," a spokesperson tells NPR.

New York Yankee Don Larsen pitched a no-hitter in the 1956 World Series — a feat no other pitcher has accomplished. Larsen died Wednesday night after battling esophageal cancer.