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Candidates love to cite these polls, but not every pollster thinks they're useful. The election is still eight months away. So, when will everyone agree it's time to pay attention to hypotheticals?

In addition to Mother Teresa, four other Catholic figures — who lived in Argentina, Mexico, Sweden and Poland — will become saints this year.

Renee Montagne talks with ESPN reporter Steve Fainaru about a startling statement by the NFL's executive vice president for health and safety about chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

U Htin Kyaw is a close ally of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who was barred from running herself by the country's constitution.

"Certainly yes," said Jeff Miller, the NFL's executive vice president for health and safety, when asked on Capitol Hill if football is linked to a degenerative brain disease.

Hospitals have pushed staff to wash their hands in an effort to curb the spread of dangerous microbes. But patients' hands are infected, too, a study finds, and can spread bugs to other facilities.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Debra Houry, director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about new opioid guidelines.

Our feature "First Mention" discovers audio of Republican presidential candidate John Kasich's 1987 debut on NPR's air.

Recent terrorist attacks in Northern Africa suggest al-Qaida's arm in the region, known as al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb or AQIM, is making a comeback. Analysts say al-Qaida's competition with ISIS in the region has driven it to act and, in particular, the two groups are wrestling over what is considered a terrorist crown jewel in the region: Libya.

Three retired leaders of the Franciscan religious order have been charged with conspiracy and child endangerment for allegedly allowing a friar who was a known sexual predator to work in schools.