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There is much hype around a potential El Nino that could help ease the drought on the West Coast. But there are concerns that a deluge of rain could do more harm than good for the long term drought outlook.

The International Olympic Committee announced Friday that the 2022 Winter Games will be held in Beijing.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks to Patty Hsue, who leads the robocall-combating tech initiatives at the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, about its plans to combat phone fraud.

Google announced the name of its new parent company on Monday, Alphabet. NPR's Melissa Block talks with the owner of the Twitter handle, @alphabet, Chris Andrikanich, about the Twitter.

Novelist, screenwriter and film producer Mollie Gregory speaks to NPR's Rachel Martin about her new book, Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story, and the women who can do anything!

The author of Gone Girl has published a novella about a haunted house and a creepy boy. NPR's Rachel Martin chats with Gillian Flynn about the author's love of ghost stories and her book, the Grown Up.

The Masters of Sex actress is no stranger to Broadway; in fact, she's already won a Tony. Now she's in her first starring role, in Sylvia — and prepping by watching her pet, because she plays a dog.

An expanded version of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane's A Love Supreme has been released. Music reviewer Tom Moon says the set, which includes alternate studio takes and a live recording, gives insight into the musician's creative drive.

Heath Ceramics' tiles and tableware are the darling of midcentury-design fans. Now, the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is honoring the company for its aesthetics, values and business model.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Andy Greenberg, a senior writer at Wired, about the mysterious founder of Bitcoin. He explains what the leading theories are about the true identity of the founder.