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In a slow-motion race of two retail behemoths, Amazon's trump card was its lucrative cloud-computing business.

Eight states voted on Tuesday. California Democrats look like they will avoid getting shut out of key House races. Republican John Cox got on the ballot for governor to face Democrat Gavin Newsom.

Michelle Smith, a women's basketball writer for ESPNW, offers a preview of Tuesday's NCAA women's basketball final.

Sad news from the sports world: UNC coach Dean Smith passed away Saturday night. Mike Pesca of Slate.com's The Gist podcast tells NPR's Rachel Martin what kind of coach Smith was.

The practice dates back to the 1920s, when a new cohort of students — many of them Jewish and/or immigrants — were vying for space at American universities.

House and Senate lawmakers formally kicked off negotiations over funding the Department of Homeland Security, facing a Feb. 15 deadline for a spending bill Trump will sign to avoid another shutdown.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard from U.S. diplomat James Jeffrey as Congress considers new sanctions against Turkey. But the top Senate Republican warns against action against an ally.

Mexico-born chef Pati Jinich spent years tracking down a recipe for the popular but elusive Piggy Cookies. Now the cinnamon-spiced treats are a staple in her house.

Governors, legislators and mayors were elected across the map on Tuesday. Voters also cast ballots on measures regarding taxes, marijuana, genetically modified food and even secession.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Republican Mark Walker of North Carolina about what's in the tax legislation from Senate Republicans and how the party plans to get it passed by the end of the year.