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NPR's Kate Seelye reports from Damascus on a group of African-American Muslims sent to Syria to study Arabic and Islam for two years. The hope is, when they return, they will be able to teach others what they've learned and build community life within mainstream Islam in the United States.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks about their new book Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can't Quit American Girl.

Sen. Bernie Sanders won narrowly, but can he expand his base? Pete Buttigieg again did well, but in another largely white state. And the story of the night was Sen. Amy Klobuchar's third-place finish.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mary Mahoney and Allison Horrocks about their new book Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can't Quit American Girl.

A rare exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian explores the history of treaties between Native American nations and the U.S.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on an American who has lived and worked in North Korea for more than three years. Originally sent to help North Korea build power plants, John Hoag experienced a communist culture of guarded dialogue and secretiveness. Hoag describes a country struggling to balance hard poverty with national pride.

Growing waistlines, a savvy clothing industry and good old-fashioned stubbornness have kept many men in pants that don't fit. It doesn't have to be this way.

NPR's Guy Raz sends a radio postcard from Berlin on opening day of the NFL-Europe season, and a game between the Berlin Thunder and the Barcelona Dragons.

Vintner Robert Mondavi hopes to begin planting a vinyard in France. But the idea of a California winery isn't going over well in the heart of Gaul. NPR's Sarah Chayes reports.

Time spent behind bars in Mexico can be hard time indeed. Massive overcrowding, corruption and unbearably hot conditions are common. But during a visit to interview American inmates at a prison in Nuevo Laredo, three miles from the U.S. border, NPR's John Burnett discovered visiting families, snack stands -- even pets behind the walls.