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The American rugby squad was mostly made up of football players and was a big underdog against the French. But the Americans took gold in 1924, and have been the reigning Olympic champions ever since.

Class, wealth and personal responsibility have dominated much of the national conversation throughout the presidential election. In the first of a three-part series, All Things Considered asks several wealthy Americans with very different perspectives how they account for their own economic prosperity.

Freddie Mac has invested billions of dollars betting that U.S. homeowners won't be able to refinance their mortgages at today's lower rates, according to an investigation by NPR and ProPublica.

The civil war in Syria is expected to become the focus of peace negotiations in the coming weeks. The city of Homs became famous early in the conflict. While not as many reports are being filed from there, the fighting between rebels and government troops continues.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Kelsey Snell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about the negotiations on coronavirus relief that are expected to follow in the days and weeks ahead.

A procedural vote appeared likely to fail in the Senate that would have moved forward a stopgap measure to fund the government for four weeks. Now, a midnight shutdown looks inevitable.

Journalists at the Chicago Tribune say they want to unionize to secure better pay and resources to fulfill their mission. Parent company Tronc sold the LA Times soon after its newsroom unionized.

At a time of low unemployment for African Americans, educated, well-connected professionals are starting new lives in cities such as Charlotte, N.C.

After hours of sometimes tough back-and-forth on Wednesday in the Senate, Attorney General William Barr declined to appear before a hearing scheduled on Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee.

The president has made up his mind, but he's not saying who it is just yet. He will announce his pick officially to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy in a prime-time ceremony Monday night.