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It's come to this. If you want to see rain in Los Angeles, you have to go to a museum. Today, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art opens the exhibition, Rain Room, where water is not just life, it's art.

Ten Republican hopefuls made their pitches to party activists in Des Moines on Saturday. Many of the candidates were still steaming about last week's highly criticized debate on CNBC.

Feeling unworthy? Channel a powerful TV character to gain your confidence. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jazmine Hughes, of the New York Times Magazine about dressing as Cookie from TV's Empire.

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Kristalina Georgieva, European Commission vice president and chair of the UN High Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing, about why she's asked Arab countries to help the EU fund relief for refugees.

Turkish voters go to the polls Sunday to elect members of parliament, after the ruling party lost its clear majority in June. Voting is taking place amid violence and a crackdown on the Kurdish opposition.

A suburban high school in Chicago is the center of a debate about how to accommodate transgender students without singling them out. At issue is whether a student who identifies as female can use the girls locker room in the same fashion as other female peers do.

Israel is increasing security measures amid ongoing violence, bringing objections from human rights activists and Palestinians.

Religious diversity is under threat across the Middle East and other parts of the globe, according to a State Department report on religious freedoms, which recounts the rise of ISIS and its attacks on Christians and other minorities.

The ACLU filed a lawsuit this week against two psychologists whom the CIA contracted to develop a harsh interrogation program. A December Senate report described what many consider to be CIA torture.

There are nearly 500,000 diesel engine Volkswagen vehicles that will require a fix to bring them into compliance with U.S. air quality standards. It could be a challenge for states to entice reluctant owners to get their cars fixed.