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In a week when Governor Jerry Brown announced mandatory water restrictions, NPR's Arun Rath talks with reporter Kirk Siegler about his visit to the Sierra Nevada mountains, where the snowpack so vital to the state water supply is dramatically absent.

Mike Pesca, host of Slate's The Gist podcast, has some opinions about how Adam Silver of the NBA and Roger Goodell of the NFL run thir respective sports leagues.

Pope Francis spent Sunday with Catholics in the Central African Republic. On Monday, the last day of his Africa trip, he will address Muslims. Religious sectarian violence has divided the nation.

A suicide bomb attack killed six journalists from Afghanistan's independent television station, Tolo TV. Renee Montagne talks to Saad Mohseni, CEO Of Moby Group, the media company that owns Tolo TV.

Suicide bombers exploded themselves in a Starbucks in downtown Jakarta on Thursday while gunmen attacked a police post. David Greene talks toInternational New York Times reporter Joe Cochrane.

The Vermont senator crisscrossed snowy western Iowa on Tuesday in a brand new campaign bus. He spoke about his usual economic message but also stepped up his political punches against Hillary Clinton.

As Nigeria's new president cracks down on former officials who embezzled billions, corruption remains endemic. And sometimes that corruption can have tragic consequences.

Police in Cologne are investigating reports of sexual assaults that occurred during New Year's Eve celebrations. Thousands were packed into the city's main square when the attacks occurred.

A week after terrorists struck Paris, the ISIS operative thought to have coordinated the attacks is dead. Police are looking for a Frenchman who appears to have been the group's operational commander.

Sen. Marco Rubio, who's gaining in the presidential race, supported and helped craft the Senate immigration bill. He's backed away from it somewhat, but clarified his stance in an interview with NPR.