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NPR's reporters on the ground in Italy reflect on a far-flung, jam-packed Winter Olympics.

When Opera Idaho last staged Bizet’s Carmen eight years ago, they set new box office records. So, when Opera Idaho’s creative team announced that they would revisit one of the most popular operas in history, the big question would be: Who will embody the iconic role … a character equally rich in nuance, independence, and provocation?

It is fair to say the Iditarod is known as the world's most famous sled dog race. But what a lot of people may not know is that there are thrilling sled dog races across our region this month and next, and that most certainly includes the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge.

Information Resources Inc. expects this to be the “most pricey Thanksgiving” in recent memory. And while U.S. shoppers are doing their best to stretch their food dollar at the grocery store, one of Idaho’s best chefs says one of the best inflation-busting hacks begins with an audit of what we already have in the refrigerator.

Tenn. state lawmakers vote out two Democrats following gun control protests. Pentagon probes leaked documents on war in Ukraine. The White House moves to make broad, transgender sports bans illegal.

As the summer comes to a close, NPR's Stephen Thompson looks back to see which of his predictions for which songs would rule the summer came true.

A political update from Erie, Pa., which has been pivotal to, and a bellwether of, presidential election outcomes.

Automotive crash test dummies are born in Ohio, brought to "life" near Detroit, and then sent around the world to make cars safer.

Some lawmakers are speaking out against closed, single-party primaries, which they see as part of a system that limits voter choice and incentivizes elected officials to prioritize party loyalty.

Vonn defied her doubters to race in the Olympics on a torn ACL, but her comeback dream ended with a broken left leg. Most people would want to hide after such a setback — but Vonn isn't most people.