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Mexico's new attorney general says there are now 60 to 80 drug cartels operating in the country, a sharp rise from the 10 that existed when outgoing President Calderon took office in 2006. President Enrique Pena Nieto says he wants to go after crime associated with drug trafficking instead of taking down crime bosses.

Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin pursues her 100th World Cup win this weekend on her home slopes in Killington, Vermont.

The NBA playoffs continue, and in the spotlight right now are the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat. Game 2 in their second-round series is being played Wednesday night in Miami.

Military voters are a key block in South Carolina's Republican primary. Many candidates are catering to them, trying to show they have what it takes to be commander-in-chief.

Community leaders in Stubenville, Ohio, celebrate the holidays by decorating main street with hundreds of giant nutcrackers. The Christmas attraction is helping to bring the downtown back to life.

Officials in New York City are close to approving zoning changes that could increase the amount of housing available. How will this impact housing availability and access?

A Homeland Security whistleblower says he was ordered to make intelligence assessments about Russia and white supremacists seem less severe. What's been the impact on the white supremacist movement?

We take you inside one of Syria's factories that produced Captagon, a highly addictive amphetamine that helped keep the Assad regime afloat.

The federal government remains open for business. That's because Congress managed to avoid a government shutdown on Friday that would have hit families right before the holidays.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rutgers professor Ashley Koning about voting behavior as it relates to the issue of gun violence.