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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sportswriter Howard Bryant about the past week in the world of sports.

It's the first trading day of 2016, and it's been a rocky one. Wall Street opened the day with a sharp dive — one of the worst opening days in decades. NPR explores the China factor and other issues adding to investors' worries.

Thousands of people continue to risk their lives to flee the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Life with Fire podcast host Amanda Monthei for advice on how to cope with wildfires, now and in the future.

Twitter's been going through an especially rough patch lately. But its brand and tweets are well known. Giving those up as the company transitions to X could be an expensive loss of brand value.

In a controversial decision, California state officials voted this week to allow certain driverless cars to operate like taxis in San Francisco.

People using online identities to deceive Wikipedia users, according to the Wikimedia Foundation. Several hundred user accounts have been suspended because of suspicions that these "sockpuppets" were using the site to promote clients and/or give misleading information. Host Rachel Martin talks to foundation executive director Sue Gardner.

We discuss President Trump's escalation in Latin America, trade with Canada, and demolition at the White House.

A rescue dog on the run in New Orleans has become a celebrity of sorts as he's escaped adoptive homes twice and people are reporting sightings of the dog on social media.

Social media giants like Facebook redefined how we use the internet. Now many major companies are seeing big changes. What does it mean for news online and what might come next?