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Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev says he will leave his post after nearly 30 years in office. He's seen here at the Akkorda Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2016.

Nazarbayev Resigns As Kazakhstan's President; Was First Elected In 1991

Nazarbayev is the only president Kazakhstan has ever known. He first rose to authority as a Communist Party official — and he's been accused of human rights abuses.

Dan Auerbach has found success in the duo The Black Keys and as a solo star. Now, he takes <em>World Cafe</em> through his list of collaborators at the musician's Easy Eye Sound Studios.

Dan Auerbach Reflects On The Sounds Of Easy Eye Sound Studios

Auerbach breaks down working with new artists and seasoned session players through his label imprint, Easy Eye Sound.

Japan's Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda said Tuesday that he will step down in June, as French authorities probe his involvement in payments made before Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Games.

Head Of Japan's Olympic Committee Steps Down Amid Tokyo 2020 Corruption Probe

French prosecutors suspect the Tokyo bid committee of paying bribes to host the 2020 Games. Tsunekazu Takeda, who also chairs the IOC's Marketing Commission, maintains his innocence.

Mohan Sudabattula, a senior at the University of Utah, shows posters he found on campus from the white nationalist group Patriot Front.

White Nationalist Groups Increase Recruiting And Propaganda Across The West

The Anti-Defamation League says white supremacist propaganda has increased by more than 180 percent in the past year, as the groups seek to recruit disaffected white kids looking for community.

U.S. Mathematician Becomes First Woman To Win Abel Prize, 'Math's Nobel'

"I find that I am bored with anything I understand," Karen Uhlenbeck once said. That sentiment is part of why she won what many call the Nobel of mathematics Tuesday.

Kuang Yang burns a Chinese flag to protest human rights abuses, outside British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver on March 6, as Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou appears in court.

How Canada Gets Squeezed Between China And The U.S.

Canada is under pressure from the two rival powers over the Meng Wanzhou extradition case.

After Lawsuits, Facebook Announces Changes To Alleged Discriminatory Ad Targeting

Facebook had given online advertisers tools to exclude users from viewing their ads on the basis of race, gender and other federally protected characteristics. Now Facebook is changing that.

In the wake of the college admissions scandal that has ensnared a slew of wealthy parents, college coaches and others in the world of academia, USC has placed a hold on the accounts of students allegedly connected to the scheme.

USC Suspends Accounts Of Students Allegedly Linked To Admissions Bribery Scandal

"This prevents the students from registering for classes or acquiring transcripts while their cases are under review," officials said, as they scramble to restore trust in the application process.

State Grant Helping Columbus Schools Purchase Forty New Buses

Columbus City Schools are purchasing 40 new buses - and getting a 2 million dollar rebate in the form of a matching grant from the Ohio EPA's Diesel…

In this sketch, Judge Amy Berman Jackson presides over a court hearing for Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone at the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, D.C., in February. Jackson is among the women judges playing a central role in the Russia investigation.

D.C.'s Female Judges Are Central To The Russia Imbroglio, Often Behind The Scenes

Some of the least-known but most important figures in the Russia investigation and its aftermath are the women who preside over its headline-grabbing cases.

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