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The runners in Project Kirotshe take off through forested mountains. For participating in the club, they each get a stipend to pay school fees.

They joined a club started by an Olympic marathoner. They've learned to push through the pain. They get their school fees paid. And one of them is fast enough to join her mentor in Rio.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general and President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the EPA, earlier this month.

Cabinet Nominees Will Face Scrutiny On Climate And Education Policy This Week

Confirmation hearings scheduled before Inauguration Day including Education Secretary-designate Betsy DeVos and Scott Pruitt, nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

In one skit, Ikenna Azuike pokes fun at political dynasties by impersonating a president whose nominees for minister of justice start with "my wife, obviously" and end with "my Chihuahua — she is technically dead ... but she is still family."

Meet The Biracial African Comedian Who Is Not Trevor Noah

Comic Ikenna Azuike brings wigs, false teeth and barbs about Africa to the BBC. Now his show, What's Up Africa, is up for a broadcasting award.

'The Witch' Achieves Puritan American Horror Without The Gore

With his new film, writer/director Robert Eggers wanted to resuscitate a nightmare figure from the consciousness of Puritan America. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to him about "The Witch," and how to really scare an audience.

President Obama introduces Merrick Garland as his Supreme Court nominee Wednesday at the White House. Garland, 63, is currently chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Merrick Garland Is Named As President Obama's Supreme Court Nominee

A former prosecutor, federal judge Merrick Garland will visit Capitol Hill on Thursday to begin meeting with legislators, Obama said.

Stacy Bannerman testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs in 2006.

After Combat Stress, Violence Can Show Up At Home

In a minority of cases, violent behavior accompanies post-traumatic stress disorder. Military spouses can become victims, and there are few resources around to help them.

The audience at last month's Together for the Gospel conference in Louisville, Ky.

As U.S. Attitudes Change, Some Evangelicals Dig In; Others Adapt

America's culture war is being fought inside evangelical Christian circles. Some are resisting secular society's trends that conflict with biblical teaching. Others have found a way to live with them.

Politics In The News: Rocky Weekend For Presidential Front-Runners

Steve Inskeep talks to columnist and NPR commentator Cokie Roberts and Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker about the weekend's primary caucuses and other political developments.

From India To North Korea, Via Japan: Curry's Global Journey

From British colonials who fell in love with "curry powder" in India, to Koreans who encountered the taste in Imperial Japan, the story of curry is one of globalization writ on a dish.

Ron Nielsen, a retired airline pilot, tells his class of fearful fliers in Southern California that crying can be a useful emotional release. If that's what they need to do, he tells them, "let 'er rip!"

Hollywood Jet Gives Fearful Fliers The Courage To Soar

A small group boards a 727 jet parked on a studio sound stage in Southern California. The airplane cabin is normally used for filming movies — but these "passengers" have real-world fears.

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