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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Republican strategist Alice Stewart and Democratic strategist Joel Payne about how political campaigns communicate their messages to voters with political ads.

The 24 Hours of Lemons is an endurance race with a twist: The cars cost less than $500, and costumes are unlimited. A recent race saw a Toyota Yaris painted like a snail, and a team dressed as bees.

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy fired his top general in the biggest military leadership change since start of war in 2022. The two men had reportedly been feuding for months.

The outer layer is a clear plastic bag topped by that hanger flap that reads "We Love Our Customers." The "Cape Sheer Overlay Dress" might be best worn with something underneath.

The Global Language Monitor's Top Word of 2014 is not a word, it's an emoji of a heart. The company says the spread of pictures in place of words reflects a broader transformation of English.

When it comes to repeat drunken drivers in Illinois, Rock Island County rates near the top. New figures from the Secretary of State show there are more…

When it comes to repeat drunken drivers in Illinois, Rock Island County rates near the top. New figures from the Secretary of State show there are more…

At the top of the world, parents have figured out how to discipline kids without yelling, scolding or even speaking in an angry tone. Their secret is an ancient tool that sculpts children's behavior.

Daniel talks to Frank Keith, spokesperson for the IRS, and Greg Holloway of the General Accounting Office, about a GAO study that concludes that the IRS' internal bookkeeping system is so bad that it is virtually impossible to audit them. Keith says that the IRS deals with more recipts that the top 30 Fortune 500 companies put together with computer systems designed in the 60s, and that, given their present system, it is impossible to provide auditors with the information they need.

Robert talks to Christopher Andrew, who collaborated with former KGB archivist Vasili Mitrokhin to write the book, The Sword and The Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB. The book details how for 20 years Mitrokhin copied information from top secret documents in the KGB archives, and gives a rare inside view of the soviet spy operation. (7:45) The Sword and The Shield is published by Basic Books, September 1999.