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In New Orleans, the most fanciful pre-Mardi Gras parade is by the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus, home to "revelrous Star Wars Trekkies." We check in as they gear up for tonight's parade.

The network is under fire — again — for its workplace culture and its treatment of female employees. A potential merger could bring more upheaval for the company.

The city of London boasts centuries of architectural history. But a building boom is threatening the city's traditionally low-rise aesthetic and the views of some of that history. Critics — including UNESCO — are very worried about London's changing skyline.

John Hunter, the teacher in Charlottesville, Va., who invented the World Peace Game, talks about a memorable trip his fourth graders took to the Pentagon.

Consumer prices are rising at a pace not seen in nearly four decades. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting.

Ohio Rep. Steve Stivers, the House GOP campaign committee chairman, withdrew support for Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King after King supported white nationalist candidates and made racially charged comments.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff about Donald Trump Jr. and the ongoing Russia investigation.

The White House and FBI have confirmed al-Qaida attempted to target a plane bound for the United States. All indications are the plan was conceived by al-Qaida's arm in Yemen. But officials say the plot was foiled before it was any threat to the public.

The top military commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. It's his first public appearance before Congress since the killings of 16 Afghan civilians, apparently by a U.S. soldier. That incident and others, have caused new tensions between the U.S. and Afghanistan's government, and prompted some to reappraise America's strategy for the war. Nevertheless, Allen insisted that the strategy remains on course.

China's consumer market is massive, and breaking in isn't easy. Some U.S. products have struggled. But in recent years, an old American sneaker has become an unlikely success story: the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star.