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Stanford's Tara VanDerveer now holds the record for most coaching wins in NCAA basketball history — men's or women's. NPR's A Martinez talks to Ben Pickman of The Athletic.

Negotiations continued between the White House and House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday to avoid the fiscal cliff. Earlier in the day, Boehner prepared his fellow House Republicans for the likelihood that taxes will have to rise on top earners. He's also now talking about a "plan B" if talks fail to come to a deal. Tamara Keith joins Melissa Block from Capitol Hill.

The Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2010. And after a couple less-than-remarkable seasons, the team is back on top. The Blackhawks have won 12 straight games. They extended their season-opening point streak, the best start in NHL history, to 24 games.

Haiti's government declared a state of emergency and curfew Sunday in a bid to regain control after violence over the weekend saw armed gang members storm the country's two biggest prisons.

An 8-year-old recently beat a 37-year-old grandmaster. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with ChessKid.com's Mike Klein about the new generation of whiz kids.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Prof. Brent Seales of the University of Kentucky about deciphering tightly wound, charred scrolls from the 1st Century C.E. using X-rays and artificial intelligence.

A handful of Democratic lawmakers are calling to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., who is sponsoring the legislation.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Maahra Hill, whose great-grandfather, DeHart Hubbard, was the first Black American to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics a century ago.

Young voters overwhelmingly supported Barack Obama in each of the past two presidential elections. Making sure they don't vote Democratic again is a top priority for national Republicans. Some young conservatives offer their ideas about what the GOP needs to do to win over their generation.

The U.S. plans to give up oversight of the nonprofit that manages Internet names and addresses. Technology reporter Gauthem Nagesh of The Wall Street Journal explains what this means for the Internet.