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Why not check bloodwork a few times a year as some celebrities advise? Because too much testing can lead to false positives (and abnormalities that don't threaten health) and to unnecessary treatment.

Amazon's getting into the rent-a-goat business (for weed chomping). After all, goats are great at wiping out unwanted plants — even poison ivy. How do they do it?

NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews the new novel by crime writer Jo Nesbo, Blood On Snow.

Police departments around the country are instituting anti-bias training for their officers. The Justice Department encourages it, but for many cops the training doesn't seem effective or necessary.

The Major League Baseball season begins in earnest Monday with a full slate of games. NPR's Melissa Block talks to ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez for a preview.

Duke won another men's college basketball championship Monday night in Indianapolis. The Blue Devils beat the Wisconsin Badgers 68-63. It was the school's 5th men's title under coach Mike Krzyzewski.

Al-Shabab's deadly attack on a college in Kenya illustrates the changing face of the militant group. Al-Shabab emerged in Somalia but now it's described as a transnational network across East Africa.

As Paul embarks on a presidential campaign, he doesn't fit into the mold of either party neatly. Especially on foreign policy, the Kentucky senator faces a challenge.

As many as 1,700 bodies are believed to be in mass graves unearthed near the site of a massacre of Iraqi soldiers manning a former U.S. military base.

Japanese and Americans surveyed say they want the two nations to remain close, or get closer. And they share a suspicion of China.