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Lew, who earlier was budget director in both the Obama and Clinton administrations, has long been thought to be the leading candidate to replace Timothy Geithner.

The NCAA women's Sweet 16 is set as Baylor's Brittney Griner hits 33 points — and three dunks — while Delaware's Elena Delle Donne passes the 3,000 career points milestone.

A peace agreement with the leftist rebel group FARC was narrowly rejected in a national referendum in October. This new deal was renegotiated and submitted to Colombia's Congress, bypassing voters.

Health officials confirmed Friday that mosquitoes have infected locals and tourists on South Beach with Zika. Florida officials fear it will be a strike on Miami's tourism industry.

The department says it is looking into "possible unlawful coordination" by several major carriers. American and United have confirmed that they are among the airlines under scrutiny.

Six years after China slowed down its fastest trains in the wake of a deadly crash, a next generation of super-fast trains are set to cut commute times between major cities.

Authorities said employees were buying and selling prescription drugs like Oxycontin and Xanax inside the plant that manufactures CH-47 Chinooks and other military aircraft. The FBI and DEA said they made the arrests using evidence gathered during undercover operations.

"People still want independent, rigorous reporting and The New Republic has been a place where that happens," he tells Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep. He sees a way to connect long-form journalism to the digital age, thanks to tablets.

The "Giving What We Can" campaign urges members to donate 10 percent of their incomes to effective charities. Over many years, the group's calculators suggest, such giving could improve far more lives than you might imagine.

Women in Afghanistan continue to experience more restrictions under the Taliban, including the return of the burqa. NPR's Scott Simon notes how the world seems to be distracted from their plight.