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NPR's Noel King talks to Meghan Hughes, president of the Community College of Rhode Island, about the state's Promise program that offers recent high school graduates two years of free tuition.

Professor Chris Lowry needed to collect information on stream levels in Western New York but didn't have enough funding for the traditional methods, so he turned to a more creative option: crowdsourcing. Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with him about his research and the future of crowdsourcing in scientific inquiries.

The recent protests in Brazil highlighted poor public transportation services. Now, politicians who rely on frequent helicopter flights, even for short trips, are under scrutiny.

In 73 of the most competitive House races, Democrats raised more than $62 million from donors who gave $200 or less while Republicans raised barely $27 million.

Capitol Police said they had intelligence of a militia group plotting to try to breach the Capitol again on March 4. The threat prompted the House to cancel its session for the day.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he will retire from politics at the end of his term.

The Pentagon released an update to how it should handle extremism within the ranks. The Department of Defense initiated the review after learning that military members took part in a Capitol attack.

Washington Post food editor Joe Yonan took a bit of a professional risk this week by publicly declaring his vegetarianism. He's not alone: Many Americans say they've cut back on meat in recent years, and like Yonan, they cite health as a primary concern.

For decades, Talley was the larger-than-life creative director and editor-at-large of Vogue. His influence was felt on fashion runways, where he pushed to include more Black designers and models.

New York Times columnist Joe Nocera says the Tyco case and similar high-profile prosecutions are having an impact on boards of directors. Several trials involving corporate malfeasance are still pending, including the case against Enron's Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay.