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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced trip to Iraq where he met top officials. The trip comes two weeks after President Trump visited U.S. troops but did not meet with government leaders.

South Africa laid out its argument on Thursday, making the case that Israel is acting with clear genocidal intent in Gaza.

In Russia, relatively few people seem to be following the U.S. presidential election campaigns closely, but most people know the names of the front-runners.

Apple and Amazon want to store your music in 'the cloud,' while companies from Google to Microsoft to Zoho offer ways to wrangle your office documents there. But what exactly is the cloud, and is the time right to start using it? Technology experts Tony Bradley and Nicholas Carr look at the switch away from traditional desktop computing.

The No. 1 seeds in this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament are: Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina and Michigan State. Of the field of 68 teams, Kentucky is the overall top seeded

The president's senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner has lost his interim, top-secret security clearance. The reports say Kushner will have access to a lower level of classified information.

Steve Inskeep talks to Russell Vought, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, about President Trump's proposed budget for 2020. NPR's Mara Liasson weighs in on the conversation.

Sandy's effect on classical musicians, creating a Cloud Atlas masterpiece and a Glyndebourne death: your guide to this week's must-read music news. Also: scientific research shows that dogs prefer Beethoven to Megadeth or even silence.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer changed their minds after Trump tweeted that he didn't see a deal happening to keep the government funded past Dec. 8.

The burning question of the week: Is classical music visible enough to a mainstream audience? And do you have to memorize music to be a great artist? All the classical music world's news, collected for your pleasure. Plus: Portlandia, Second City and music critic/killing machine Stephen Hawking.