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Legend has it the moon gifted this drink to the Guaraní people of South America. It was banned by the colonial government. The Jesuits made it their most profitable crop. Oh, and the pope drinks it.

What do Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, singer-song writer Tracy Chapman, and the president of the Ford Foundation have in common? Answer: They were all "A Better Chance" scholars.

Despite rousing speeches to faith gatherings, the Texas senator hasn't shown yet that he can marry that energy with the hand-to-hand campaigning needed to win voters in Iowa and South Carolina.

A coalition of colleges and universities aims to level the admissions playing field between rich and poor, and to make the whole process more creative, engaging and less daunting.

Washington's man in Beijing, Terry Branstad, says he goes way back with China's president.

The new Netflix series, which centers on a privileged teen determined to win the race for high school president, features erratic characters and a plot that moves at an unsettlingly rapid pace.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Rebecca Roanhorse about her new book, Black Sun, which takes inspiration from ancient pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations.

When Bad Bunny released YHLQMDLG, he coined a new term: "bichiyal." It fuses two Puerto Rican slang words—"bicha" and "yal"—and illustrates reggaeton's complicated relationship with class and women.

Book author Andrea Freeman discusses the history of breastfeeding among black women, and why media portrayals of black moms matter.