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Many Won't Miss College Football's Soon-To-Go Bowl System

College football fans have just one last chance to complain about the Bowl Championship Series after this weekend. Since it was started in 1998, the complicated ranking system has determined which two teams will play for the national championship. The BCS has rankled fans and media alike every single year since then. But the era, if not the angst, is over; the BCS is gone after this season, and will be replaced by a four team playoff. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis is happy to see it go and gives Robert Siegel a primer of which teams are likely in or out of the BCS Championship Game this year.

Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, left, and Ababel Yeshaneh, of Ethiopia, clasp each other's arms during the Boston Marathon on Monday. Jepchirchir won the women's division and Yeshaneh finished second. At right is Joyciline Jeopkosgei, of Kenya.

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins the 50th women's Boston Marathon

On the 50th anniversary of the first official women's race, reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir came out on top.

The GOP health bills would eliminate the 10 percent tax on the use of tanning beds. It was one of more than a dozen taxes introduced as part of the Affordable Care Act.

Who Would Enjoy Tax Breaks Under The GOP Health Care Proposals?

The GOP health bills would eliminate many of the taxes that help pay for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Wealthy individuals stand to gain the most. And customers of tanning salons.

Rep. Mark Walker On How The GOP Plans To Pass Tax Legislation By The End Of 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Republican Mark Walker of North Carolina about what's in the tax legislation from Senate Republicans and how the party plans to get it passed by the end of the year.

A steel barrier runs along the U.S.-Mexico border near Calexico, Calif. Bipartisan negotiators on Capitol Hill are discussing what kind of physical barriers are needed and how much Congress should spend to address national security issues at the Southwest border.

Border Security Talks Begin On Capitol Hill With Signs of Narrow Bipartisan Deal

House and Senate lawmakers formally kicked off negotiations over funding the Department of Homeland Security, facing a Feb. 15 deadline for a spending bill Trump will sign to avoid another shutdown.

James Jeffrey speaks onstage during the 2019 Concordia Annual Summit last month in New York City. Jeffrey, the U.S. special representative for Syria, is scheduled to testify before members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday afternoon.

Facing Bipartisan Grilling, Syria Envoy Addresses Chaotic Days After Troop Withdrawal

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard from U.S. diplomat James Jeffrey as Congress considers new sanctions against Turkey. But the top Senate Republican warns against action against an ally.

Republican presidential candidate and real estate mogul Donald Trump is polling atop recent national surveys and is a virtual lock to make the cut for next month's first GOP presidential debate.

Trump Could Bump GOP Veterans Off Debate Stage

The billionaire businessman is under fire for remarks about prisoners of war. But his inclusion in GOP debates could mean Republicans' only two military veteran candidates don't make it on stage.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans are attempting to reframe the big lie as an attack on voting rights legislation pushed by Democrats.

Internal GOP conflicts about 2020 election surface as party fights new voting bills

Democratic voting legislation has virtually no path to becoming law, but Senate Republicans are fighting it as the GOP still struggles over how to move forward from the 2020 election.

What civil rights leaders heard from Elon Musk about curbing hate and lies on Twitter

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt about a meeting he and other civil rights leaders had with Elon Musk about curbing misinformation on Twitter.

General Motors CEO Mary Barra made nearly $29 million in 2022. This amount is 362 times the median GM employee's paycheck, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

Sky-high CEO pay is in focus as workers everywhere are demanding higher wages

As autoworkers' real wages fall, top executives at the Big Three carmakers continue to earn tens of millions of dollars each year — hundreds of times more than the median employee.

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