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U.S. defense officials are working to recover the wreckage of a Chinese balloon downed near South Carolina, as relations between the two countries are further strained.

It's final weekend of the NFL regular season and perhaps the biggest game is happening in Buffalo, NY, where the Bills are playing for the first since their safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on Monday.

NCAA President Mark Emmert is stepping down from his position amid a turbulent time for the organization.

A man who helped flood Washington, D.C., with drugs in the 1980s wants to reduce his sentence using guidelines that help drug offenders secure early release. A federal judge doesn't seem convinced.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with New York Magazine film critic Bilge Ebiri about the year's best achievements in stunts, and why the Academy Awards should include an Oscar for stunts.

Gubernatorial races in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi are heating up. It could be a chance for Democrats to get a foothold in these states with Republican supermajorities.

A year ago, California voters rejected Arnold Schwarzenegger's vision for the state's future by defeating his entire slate of referenda. He then apologized for battling with nurses, police officers and teachers, not to mention assorted Democrats in Sacramento. Now Schwarzenegger's back on top.

President-elect Barack Obama nominated Gen. James Jones to be his national security adviser. Best known as a former Marine commandant and supreme allied commander in Europe, Jones is part of a group of military and business leaders trying to raise the profile of energy dependence as a national security threat.

The nation's top military officer told senators Tuesday he supports overturning the law barring gays from serving openly in the ranks. Adm. Mike Mullen's comments were the first time a senior active-duty officer has called for ending what's known as don't ask don't tell, which has forced thousands of gay servicemen from the ranks since it was enacted in 1993.

The U.S. director of national intelligence says al-Qaida will continue to try to attack the U.S. until its two top leaders are dead. Dennis Blair was briefing a congressional panel Tuesday on the assessment of global threats.