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Many of the early jockeys in the Kentucky Derby's history were black — unlike today, as Professor Pellom McDaniels of Emory University explains.

The rise of the rapper from Paterson, N.J. with a trio of feel-good hits has felt inexorable and hilariously American. His debut album, finally here, is proof he did it his way.

As the odds grow longer for Bernie Sanders, liberals unhappy with the party could find a cause in Tim Canova, a college professor taking on Democratic National Party Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about the changes likely to come in the new political season.

Thanks to upwelling, an influx of marine and wildlife is taking place in one of the world's largest underwater canyons in California.

We look at the future of the Senate's health care bill after Republican leaders postponed a vote. Also, a new ransomware attack has spread from Ukraine, and we update the fight against Boko Haram.

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere cycle up and down as plants take it up in the summer and let some of it out in the winter. Over the past 50 years, these "breaths" have gotten larger, as plants in the Arctic are taking up more carbon dioxide during the warmer summers.

There might be snakes and hyenas to scare off with a stick. And a swollen creek to cross.

For seven seasons, he had always come in last against the faster and seemingly smarter Abe (as in Lincoln), George (Washington) and Tom (Jefferson). Now, though, he's finally in the win column. There's bipartisan cheering in D.C.

The first openly gay man to play for a team in one of the nation's four major professional sports, Collins has joined the Brooklyn Nets. There was applause and some fans stood when he played Sunday.