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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death has thrown the presidential campaign into turmoil. David Greene talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts and Amy Walter, national editor of The Cook Political Report.

David Greene talks to James Jeffrey, former U.S. ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, about the potential for a lasting cease-fire between the Syrian government and rebels.

In his 29 years on the court, Scalia achieved almost a cult following for his acerbic dissents, which in many ways shaped the ongoing legal debate over how courts should interpret the Constitution.

A brewing political fight over who will replace the Supreme Court justice — and even whether to replace him at all this year — could scramble the dynamics in Senate campaigns across the country.

The billion-dollar figure (in Australian currency) has drawn scrutiny from critics who say the police are valuing the drugs at a much higher rate than normal.

The cartels' business models are similar to those of big-box stores and franchises, says Tom Wainwright, former Mexico City bureau chief for The Economist. His new book is Narconomics.

The news was announced recently by health and government leaders in American Samoa, which has a population of about 54,000.

Gallup says that for the first time since it started asking Americans about Cuba back in 1996, a majority now see the country in a favorable light.

A White House spokesman says President Obama is expected to announce his nomination once the Senate returns from its recess.

A Harvard faculty member argues in his new book that averages tell us nothing useful about individuals. That has big implications for schools.