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Author and law professor Stephen Carter started reading the novels of John le Carre in college and he hasn't stopped. After all these years, he says his favorite is still Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, a Cold War spy story that demonstrates le Carre's marvelous craftsmanship.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with League Championship Series analyst Emily Rand about the League of Legends World Championship, and efforts to make the video gaming world more inclusive.

Our most memorable and useful expert advice from Life Kit's March episodes, hand-picked by the editors.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Courtney Ngugen, senior writer for WTA Insider, about the Australian Open. The first round of play begins Saturday, Jan. 13.

President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly today. In his annual speech to the U.N., he doubled down on the need for diplomacy and U.S. engagement in the world. The speech focused primarily on Syria and Iran's nuclear program.

The game's jackpot has increased to an estimated $1.9 billion — one of the largest in U.S. lottery history.

FIFA said it would sell $60 tickets to the World Cup, including for the final — but only for supporters of qualified teams. And the actual number of available tickets is limited.

They're activist and advocates from Brazil, Colombia, India, Kenya, Lesotho and the U.S. We wanted to know: How do they stay positive in the face of the world's many problems and woes?

The USWNT is hoping its mix of veterans and rookies will become the first team to win three straight World Cups. They'll start by taking on a nation playing in its very first.

The scandal between Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan and Russian fencer Anna Smirnova raised questions about neutrality, the limits of sportsmanship and one of fencing's oldest traditions, the handshake.