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The much-despised Bowl Championship Series is gone and in its place is the playoff fans have wanted for years. So that's the end of the controversy, right? Stefan Fatsis talks to Audie Cornish.

Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday. A number of films are up for top awards.

Jennifer Hadley claimed the top prize for her photo of a 3-month-old lion cub tumbling out of a tree in the Serengeti region of Tanzania.

The top tourist destination in Peru is the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. Not so well known is that the capital Lima also holds many ancient ruins — so many that that they can't all be taken care of.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, spent Wednesday pitching President Obama's revised Afghan strategy to his troops and Afghan officials. McChrystal acknowledged it's going to take more than words to persuade Afghans that Obama's new strategy can bring peace.

The top four teams in the NCAA men's basketball tournament all made it to this weekend's round of 16. But for some, No. 1 seed Ohio State's advance is marred by a call that officials declined to make.

A top military general in Bolivia on Wednesday attempted to overthrow the government. The failed coup was put down quickly and the general was arrested.

It's time for the NCAA basketball playoffs, and they've earned their name, providing some genuine surprises. NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman stops by to tell us what's worth our watch.

The Egyptian elections were thrown an unexpected curve when 10 presidential candidates were disqualified from the ballot. They include hopefuls from the Muslim Brotherhood and the old guard.

The House Oversight Committee is investigating the White House's handling of a top level aide accused of domestic violence. The question is who at the White House knew what and when.