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Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms hit peak bloom on Sunday. For about 150 of the famous flowering trees, this will be their last season — they'll soon be cut down to adjust to sea-level rise.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post about the NCAA men's basketball bracket. The UConn men's basketball program earned the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.

Vice President Kamala Harris is out on the campaign trail, courting women of color and people concerned about abortion rights.

As expected Vladimir Putin wins Russia's presidential election. Former President Trump's words are under scrutiny once again. Vice President Harris has been making some high profile campaign stops.

The world's largest democratic polling exercise will take place until early June, in which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to win a third term in a landslide.

The Jamaican musician Shaggy is known for singing in a Jamaican accent he doesn't use when speaking. Now he's explained the accent's origins.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Dartmouth Political Science Professor Brendan Nyhan about former President Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric.

In some cities, lawmakers are embracing tough-on-crime policies that they've long denounced. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with reporters Brittany Kriegstein, Emily Davies and Maggie Angst.

Jessie Diggins, age 32, won her first Olympic gold medal in 2018 in South Korea and has now captured two World Cup titles, blowing past European skiers who typically dominate cross-country skiing.

How did the soda giant from America come to be seen as "local" in Africa? And what has the impact been on the continent for worse and for better?