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The Winter Olympics promise plenty of high adrenaline, fierce competition, historic firsts and emotional moments over 2 1/2 weeks. Here are some of the names and narratives to keep an eye on.

The NPR Network is working on a series about the rising cost of living. We want to hear from you: What costs are going up, and how are you coping? How is it changing the way you live?

The final day of election season is coming to an end as polling stations around the U.S. close. See what Election Day looked like across the country.

Will Iran compete? Will violence in Mexico flare up? And what about funding for host cities in the U.S.? With only 100 days left before it begins, the 2026 World Cup is facing a lot of uncertainty.

Live election results: Get the latest on Arkansas' U.S. Senate, U.S. House and gubernatorial primary races.

Live election results: Get the latest on North Carolina's U.S. House and U.S. Senate primary races.

Live election results: Get the latest on Texas' U.S. Senate, U.S. House and gubernatorial primary races.

The wildly popular digital game Angry Birds has been downloaded more than 50 million times in the past year. In May, Mattel plans to release a board game that aims to capture the same spirit of revenge and the joy of knocking things over.

Studies show only about 40 percent of health care workers in the U.S. wash their hands as often as they should. So some hospitals are trying to monitor just how regularly their employees are washing up — by testing out new surveillance technologies.

This year's Oscar-nominated documentaries include a tale of terminal cancer, dispatches from behind bars in Alabama, and stories from Iran and Russia.